Shaffer's Bridge

Shaffer's Bridge
Location West of Tire Hill on Township 634, Conemaugh Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°16′52″N 78°57′52″W / 40.28111°N 78.96444°W / 40.28111; -78.96444Coordinates: 40°16′52″N 78°57′52″W / 40.28111°N 78.96444°W / 40.28111; -78.96444
Area 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built 1877
Architectural style Other, Burr arch
MPS Covered Bridges of Somerset County TR
NRHP Reference # 80003637[1]
Added to NRHP December 10, 1980

The Shaffer's Bridge is a historic covered bridge in Conemaugh Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1877, and is a 68-foot-2-inch-long (20.78 m) Burr truss bridge, with a shingle covered gable roof. The bridge crosses Ben's Creek. It is one of 10 covered bridges in Somerset County.[2]

It was added to 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 Herb Berman and Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Covered Bridges of Somerset County Thematic Resources (Shaffer's Bridge)" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-08.


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