St. Mary's Covered Bridge Explained

St. Mary's Covered Bridge
Coordinates:	40.2058°N -77.8783°W
Built:	1889
Architecture:	Howe truss
Added:	March 20, 1980
Refnum:	80003503

The St. Mary's Covered Bridge, also known as Shade Gap Covered Bridge and Huntingdon County Bridge No. 8, is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Cromwell Township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, USA. It is a 65.25adj=midNaNadj=mid 16.5adj=midNaNadj=mid, Howe truss bridge with cut stone abutments, constructed in 1889. It crosses the Shade Creek and is the only remaining covered bridge in Huntingdon County.^[1]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania . Cultural Resources Geographic Information System . Searchable database. This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H000656_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. Mary's Covered Bridge ]. 2011-11-19 . Susan M. Zacher . PDF. n.d..