WayfarrowSaville Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Perry County, Pennsylvania
Saville 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 1903, in the early 20th century, making it the 121st oldest of the 134 in Pennsylvania with a recorded construction date; the structure is built of wood.
Status check, 2026-11: Burr truss bridge over Big Buffalo Creek built by L.M. Wentzel and listed on the NRHP in 1980; the NRHP-based figure says 60 ft long but a 2023 travel source says 73 ft, so the length is left blank; it was closed for damage in 2014 and later refurbished. Saville Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 40.4381° N, 77.3964° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1903 |
|---|---|
| Material | wood |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 40.43806, -77.39639 |
Nearby places
- Kochendefer Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Perry County · 1.1 mi
- Waggoner Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Perry County · 5.6 mi
- Academia Pomeroy Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Juniata County · 5.6 mi
- Adairs Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Perry County · 6.2 mi
- Lehman's, Port Royal Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Juniata County · 6.3 mi
- Bistline Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Perry County · 8.2 mi
- Rice Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Perry County · 8.4 mi
- Book's Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Perry County · 10.4 mi
- Mount Pleasant Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Perry County · 11.6 mi
- New Germantown Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Perry County · 12.8 mi
- Fleisher Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Perry County · 13 mi
- Dellville Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Perry County · 15.6 mi
Questions
Where is Saville Covered Bridge?
Saville Covered Bridge is in Perry County, Pennsylvania, at 40.4381, -77.3964.
How many covered bridges are in Perry County?
Perry County, Pennsylvania has 12 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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