Fleisher Covered Bridge Explained

Fleisher Covered Bridge
Location:	Northwest of Newport on Township 477, Oliver Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:	40.4894°N -77.1586°W
Built:	1887
Architect:	Yohn & Ritter
Architecture:	Burr
Added:	August 25, 1980
Refnum:	80003601

The Fleisher Covered Bridge, also known as Fleisher's Covered Bridge, is an historic wooden covered bridge located in Oliver Township, near the community of Newport in Perry County, Pennsylvania. It was built as a single-span bridge in 1887.^[1]

History and architectural features

Crossing Big Buffalo Creek,^[2] the Fleisher Covered Bridge is a 113-foot-long, single-span, Burr truss bridge, which was constructed in 1887.^[3]

Steel I-beams were erected in 1960.^{[4] [5]}

This bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

In 1986, repairs were completed on the bridge's fourth bearing point. In 1993, engineers recommended the installation of new steel floor beams and hangers to shift the bridge's arch and truss loads to the steel beams.^[6]

Notes and References

1. "Leaning covered bridge may soon be fixed." Carlisle, Pennsylvania: The Sentinel, August 31, 1993, p. 3 (subscription required).
2. Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H050838_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: Fleisher Covered Bridge ]. March 1980. 2011-11-20 . Susan M. Zacher. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
3. "Leaning covered bridge may soon be fixed," The Sentinel, August 31, 1993.
4. Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H050838_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: Fleisher Covered Bridge ]. March 1980. 2011-11-20 . Susan M. Zacher. Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission.
5. "Leaning covered bridge may soon be fixed," The Sentinel, August 31, 1993.
6. "Leaning covered bridge may soon be fixed," The Sentinel, August 31, 1993.