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St. Mary's Covered Bridge

Covered bridge · Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania

ST. MARY’S/SHADE GAP OVER SHADE OR BROAD TOP CREEK; 1889 66’ HOWE
ST. MARY’S/SHADE GAP OVER SHADE OR BROAD TOP CREEK; 1889 66’ HOWE · JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

St. Mary's Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, described in its record as place in Pennsylvania listed on National Register of Historic Places. Pennsylvania has 231 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 2 of them in Huntingdon County.

It crosses Shade Creek; it is about 65 feet long (55th longest of 83 measured in Pennsylvania).

Status check, 2026-11: Huntingdon County's only remaining covered bridge, a Howe truss with steel I-beams added under the floor in 1982. Year is null because the plaque and National Register say 1889, but county commissioners' minutes point to 1896. Length is given as 65 to 66 ft. St. Mary's Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 40.2058° N, 77.8783° W.

Key facts

CrossesShade Creek
Length65 ft
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates40.20583, -77.87833

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Questions

Where is St. Mary's Covered Bridge?

St. Mary's Covered Bridge is in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, at 40.2058, -77.8783.

How many covered bridges are in Huntingdon County?

Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania has 2 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

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