Fischtner Covered Bridge

Fischtner Covered Bridge
Location North of Stringtown off Legislative Route 05007, Londonderry Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°45′49″N 78°45′6″W / 39.76361°N 78.75167°W / 39.76361; -78.75167Coordinates: 39°45′49″N 78°45′6″W / 39.76361°N 78.75167°W / 39.76361; -78.75167
Area less than one acre
MPS Bedford County Covered Bridges TR
NRHP Reference # 80003422[1]
Added to NRHP April 10, 1980

The Fischtner Covered Bridge, also known as Palo Alto Bridge, is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Londonderry Township in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. It is a 56-foot-long (17 m), Kingpost Truss bridge with low side walls, constructed in 1880. It crosses Gladdens Run. It is one of 15 historic covered bridges in Bedford County.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher and Barbara Hufnagel (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Fischtner Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-19.


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