The Little Gap Covered Bridge is an historic, American covered bridge that is located near Little Gap in Lower Towamensing Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania.
Little Gap Covered Bridge | |
 Little Gap Covered Bridge in February 1971 | |
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| Location | S of Little Gap on T 376, Lower Towamensing Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°49′52″N 75°31′22″W / 40.83111°N 75.52278°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | c. 1860 |
| Architectural style | Burr truss |
| MPS | Covered Bridges of the Delaware River Watershed TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 80004294 [1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 01, 1980 |
History and architectural features
editBuilt circa 1860, this historic structure is a seventy-three-foot, Burr Truss-span that crosses the Buckwah Creek. The bridge incorporated elements of the Howe truss in its construction.[2]
A nearby restaurant, the "Covered Bridge Inn," takes its name from the bridge.[3] In 2011, the bridge was damaged by a hit and run driver.[4]
References
edit- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Little Gap Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-30.
- ^ "Covered Bridge Inn".
- ^ Reynolds, Bob (June 10, 2011). "Historic Bridge Damaged by Hit and Run Driver". WNEP-TV. Archived from the original on June 15, 2011.