WayfarrowWehr Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
Wehr Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania has 231 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 6 of them in Lehigh County.
It was built in 1841, in the first half of the 19th century, making it the 5th oldest of the 134 in Pennsylvania with a recorded construction date; it crosses Jordan Creek.
Status check, 2026-11: This Burr truss bridge over Jordan Creek is open to traffic, with the weight limit lowered after a heavy truck crossed it in 2014. Published lengths range from 117 to 128 to 140 ft. Wehr Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 40.6287° N, 75.5697° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1841 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Jordan Creek |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 40.62867, -75.56972 |
Nearby places
- Manasses Guth Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lehigh County · 0.8 mi
- Eckertghost town · Lehigh County · 2.1 mi
- Rex Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lehigh County · 2.3 mi
- Geiger Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lehigh County · 3.1 mi
- Schlicher Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lehigh County · 3.8 mi
- Bogert Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lehigh County · 5.6 mi
- Hartzellghost town · Lehigh County · 5.6 mi
- Wallnerghost town · Lehigh County · 5.7 mi
- Larosghost town · Lehigh County · 5.8 mi
- Kreidersville Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Northampton County · 7.7 mi
- Iron Hillghost town · Northampton County · 12 mi
- Kutz's Mill Bridgecovered bridge · Berks County · 14 mi
Questions
Where is Wehr Covered Bridge?
Wehr Covered Bridge is in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, at 40.6287, -75.5697.
How many covered bridges are in Lehigh County?
Lehigh County, Pennsylvania has 6 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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