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Hassenplug Bridge

Covered bridge · Union County, Pennsylvania

Hassenplug Covered Bridge over Buffalo Creek in the borough of Mifflinburg, Union County, Pennsylvania, USA. Bridge built 1825. On the US National Register of H
Hassenplug Covered Bridge over Buffalo Creek in the borough of Mifflinburg, Union County, Pennsylvania, USA. Bridge built 1825. On the US National Register of H · User:Ruhrfisch / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Hassenplug Bridge is a covered bridge in Union County, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania has 231 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 4 of them in Union County.

It was built in 1825, in the first half of the 19th century, making it the 2nd oldest of the 134 in Pennsylvania with a recorded construction date; it crosses Buffalo Creek.

Status check, 2026-11: Burr arch-truss bridge over Buffalo Creek that is often called the oldest covered bridge in Pennsylvania. It was rehabilitated in 1959 and again in 2022. Its length is given as 80 ft, about 70 ft, or a 67'8" deck, so no length is recorded. Hassenplug Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 40.9236° N, 77.0500° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1825
CrossesBuffalo Creek
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates40.92360, -77.05000

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Questions

Where is Hassenplug Bridge?

Hassenplug Bridge is in Union County, Pennsylvania, at 40.9236, -77.0500.

How many covered bridges are in Union County?

Union County, Pennsylvania has 4 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

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