WayfarrowNew Germantown Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Perry County, Pennsylvania
New Germantown 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 1891, in the late 19th century, making it the 110th oldest of the 134 in Pennsylvania with a recorded construction date; it crosses Shermans Creek; it is about 74 feet long (49th longest of 83 measured in Pennsylvania); the structure is built of wood.
Status check, 2026-11: John W. Fry built this kingpost-and-queenpost truss bridge over Shermans Creek. It is the westernmost covered bridge in Perry County and is still open to cars. New Germantown Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 40.3067° N, 77.5683° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1891 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Shermans Creek |
| Length | 74 ft |
| Material | wood |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 40.30667, -77.56833 |
Nearby places
- Mount Pleasant Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Perry County · 1.3 mi
- Book's Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Perry County · 2.6 mi
- Bistline Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Perry County · 5.5 mi
- Adairs Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Perry County · 8.2 mi
- Waggoner Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Perry County · 10.9 mi
- Ramp Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Cumberland County · 12 mi
- Kochendefer Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Perry County · 12.5 mi
- Saville Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Perry County · 12.8 mi
- Rice Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Perry County · 13.8 mi
- Academia Pomeroy Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Juniata County · 13.9 mi
- St. Mary's Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Huntingdon County · 17.8 mi
- Lehman's, Port Royal Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Juniata County · 17.9 mi
Questions
Where is New Germantown Covered Bridge?
New Germantown Covered Bridge is in Perry County, Pennsylvania, at 40.3067, -77.5683.
How many covered bridges are in Perry County?
Perry County, Pennsylvania has 12 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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