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Fleisher Covered Bridge

Covered bridge · Perry County, Pennsylvania

Fleisher Covered Bridge on the NRHP since August 25, 1980. Northwest of Newport on Township 477, Oliver Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania. Covered Bridge num
Fleisher Covered Bridge on the NRHP since August 25, 1980. Northwest of Newport on Township 477, Oliver Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania. Covered Bridge num · Smallbones / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Fleisher 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 1887, in the late 19th century, making it the 97th oldest of the 134 in Pennsylvania with a recorded construction date.

Status check, 2026-11: Burr truss over Big Buffalo Creek built by Yohn & Ritter, with steel I-beams added in 1960; sources give different lengths (113 ft span, 123.5 ft or 125 ft overall), so length is left null. Fleisher Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 40.4894° N, 77.1586° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1887
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates40.48944, -77.15861

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Questions

Where is Fleisher Covered Bridge?

Fleisher Covered Bridge is in Perry County, Pennsylvania, at 40.4894, -77.1586.

How many covered bridges are in Perry County?

Perry County, Pennsylvania has 12 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

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