Schlicher Covered Bridge

	Schlicher Covered Bridge
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	The bridge in October 2006
Location	Legislative Route 39058 in North Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°39′42″N 75°37′38″W / 40.66167°N 75.62722°W
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	1882
Architectural style	Burr truss
MPS	Covered Bridges of the Delaware River Watershed TR
NRHP reference No.	80003555
Added to NRHP	December 1, 1980

Schlicher Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located at North Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It is a 108-foot-long (33 m), Burr Truss bridge, constructed in 1882. It has vertical plank siding and a gable roof. It crosses Jordan Creek.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.^[1]

History

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980,^[1] the bridge was closed to traffic in 2009, and was scheduled to be replaced with a modern replica in 2013.^[3] In 2014, work on the reconstructed bridge was completed. The new bridge is longer and wider than the original. Construction cost $1.8 million and retained about 10% of the original materials.^[4]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
^ Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS Schlicher's Covered Bridge. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 26, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
^ Mary Ellen Alu (September 24, 2012). "Work on New Schlicher's Covered Bridge to Begin Next Year". North Whitehall Patch. Retrieved June 23, 2013.
^ Hartzell, Dan (June 30, 2014). "Bridge on Game Preserve Road finally opens". The Morning Call.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[nrhpdoc-2] Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS Schlicher's Covered Bridge. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 26, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)

[3] Mary Ellen Alu (September 24, 2012). "Work on New Schlicher's Covered Bridge to Begin Next Year". North Whitehall Patch. Retrieved June 23, 2013.

[4] Hartzell, Dan (June 30, 2014). "Bridge on Game Preserve Road finally opens". The Morning Call.{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

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