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Manasses Guth Covered Bridge

Coordinates: 40°37′42″N 75°33′13″W / 40.62833°N 75.55361°W / 40.62833; -75.55361
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Manasses Guth Covered Bridge
Manasses Guth Covered Bridge in September 2012
Manasses Guth Covered Bridge is located in Pennsylvania
Manasses Guth Covered Bridge
Manasses Guth Covered Bridge is located in the United States
Manasses Guth Covered Bridge
LocationSouth Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Coordinates40°37′42″N 75°33′13″W / 40.62833°N 75.55361°W / 40.62833; -75.55361
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1858, 1882
Architectural styleBurr arch truss
MPSCovered Bridges of the Delaware River Watershed TR
NRHP reference No.80003559[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 1, 1980

Manasses Guth Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located at South Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It is a 108-foot-long (33 m), Burr Truss bridge, constructed in 1858, and rebuilt in 1882. It has vertical siding. It crosses Jordan Creek.[2]

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

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved March 9, 2012. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Manasses Guth Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved March 9, 2012.