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Coordinates: 40°49′52″N 75°31′22″W / 40.83111°N 75.52278°W / 40.83111; -75.52278
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Little Gap Covered Bridge
Little Gap Covered Bridge is located in Pennsylvania
Little Gap Covered Bridge
Little Gap Covered Bridge is located in the United States
Little Gap Covered Bridge
LocationS of Little Gap on T 376, Lower Towamensing Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°49′52″N 75°31′22″W / 40.83111°N 75.52278°W / 40.83111; -75.52278
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Builtc. 1860
Architectural styleBurr truss
MPSCovered Bridges of the Delaware River Watershed TR
NRHP reference No.80004294 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 01, 1980

The Little Gap Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge located near Little Gap in Lower Towamensing Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1860, and is a 73-foot, Burr truss span crosses the Aquashicola Creek. The bridge incorporates elements of the Howe truss in its construction.[2]

A nearby restaurant, the "Covered Bridge Inn," takes its name from the bridge.[3] In 2011, the bridge was damaged by a hit and run driver.[4]

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Little Gap Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-30.
  3. ^ "Covered Bridge Inn".
  4. ^ Reynolds, Bob (June 10, 2011). "Historic Bridge Damaged by Hit and Run Driver". WNEP-TV. Archived from the original on 2011-06-11.


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