WayfarrowAcademia Pomeroy Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Juniata County, Pennsylvania
Academia Pomeroy Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Juniata County, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania has 231 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 4 of them in Juniata County.
It was built in 1902, in the early 20th century, making it the 119th oldest of the 134 in Pennsylvania with a recorded construction date; it crosses Tuscarora Creek; it is about 278 feet long (the longest of 83 measured in Pennsylvania).
Status check, 2026-11: Two-span Burr arch truss over Tuscarora Creek and the longest remaining covered bridge in PA (278 ft 4 in portal to portal, per the owner, the Juniata County Historical Society). It was built to replace a bridge damaged in the 1901 floods, restored in 2009, and is now open to pedestrians only. The PennDOT marker says 270 ft. Academia Pomeroy Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 40.4936° N, 77.4725° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1902 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Tuscarora Creek |
| Length | 278 ft |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 40.49361, -77.47250 |
Nearby places
- Lehman's, Port Royal Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Juniata County · 4.7 mi
- Saville Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Perry County · 5.6 mi
- Kochendefer Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Perry County · 6.6 mi
- Adairs Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Perry County · 10.2 mi
- Waggoner Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Perry County · 10.7 mi
- Bistline Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Perry County · 11 mi
- Book's Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Perry County · 12 mi
- Mount Pleasant Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Perry County · 12.9 mi
- New Germantown Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Perry County · 13.9 mi
- Rice Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Perry County · 13.9 mi
- Fleisher Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Perry County · 16.5 mi
- Dimmsville Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Juniata County · 19.2 mi
Questions
Where is Academia Pomeroy Covered Bridge?
Academia Pomeroy Covered Bridge is in Juniata County, Pennsylvania, at 40.4936, -77.4725.
How many covered bridges are in Juniata County?
Juniata County, Pennsylvania has 4 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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