Academia Pomeroy Covered Bridge Explained

Academia Pomeroy Covered Bridge
Location:Northwest of Spruce Hill, Spruce Hill and Beale Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.4936°N -77.4725°W
Built:1902
Architect:James M. Groninger
Added:August 10, 1980
Refnum:79002249

The Academia Pomeroy Covered Bridge at 278adj=midNaNadj=mid (portal to portal) is the longest remaining covered bridge in Pennsylvania.

Built in 1902, this single-lane, double-span wooden covered bridge crosses Tuscarora Creek between Spruce Hill and Beale Townships, in Juniata County. Its design is based on the Burr truss developed by Theodore Burr, who was the preeminent bridge designer and builder of his time. The bridge has been owned by the Juniata County Historical Society, located in Mifflintown, since 1962.[1]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The bridge is located about a mile east of the Tuscarora Academy, which is also listed on the National Register.

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  1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-12-29. 2005-09-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20050914194407/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H050791_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Academia Pomeroy Covered Bridge]. 2012-12-29. Susan M. Zacher and Tobi Casner. PDF. n.d..