WayfarrowAdairs Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Perry County, Pennsylvania
Adairs Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Perry County, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania has 231 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 12 of them in Perry County.
It was built in 1864, in the Civil War era, making it the 27th oldest of the 134 in Pennsylvania with a recorded construction date; it crosses Shermans Creek.
Status check, 2026-11: Burr truss over Shermans Creek and the oldest covered bridge in Perry County. It was rebuilt and reinforced with steel I-beams in 1919 and refurbished in 2007. Most sources say 150 ft long, but Clarks Ferry Tavern says 176 ft. Adairs Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 40.3503° N, 77.4242° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1864 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Shermans Creek |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 40.35025, -77.42419 |
Nearby places
- Bistline Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Perry County · 2.7 mi
- Waggoner Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Perry County · 2.8 mi
- Kochendefer Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Perry County · 5.5 mi
- Book's Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Perry County · 5.6 mi
- Rice Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Perry County · 6.1 mi
- Saville Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Perry County · 6.2 mi
- Mount Pleasant Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Perry County · 6.8 mi
- New Germantown Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Perry County · 8.2 mi
- Academia Pomeroy Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Juniata County · 10.2 mi
- Lehman's, Port Royal Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Juniata County · 12.5 mi
- Ramp Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Cumberland County · 15.7 mi
- Dellville Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Perry County · 16.2 mi
Questions
Where is Adairs Covered Bridge?
Adairs Covered Bridge is in Perry County, Pennsylvania, at 40.3503, -77.4242.
How many covered bridges are in Perry County?
Perry County, Pennsylvania has 12 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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