Gross Bridge
National Register of Historic Places

Gross Bridge

Beavertown, Snyder County, Pennsylvania
Listed
August 28, 1977
Type
Structure
Period
Civil War
Ref No.
77001194

About this property

The Gross Covered Bridge is 100-foot (30 m) Burr Arch truss covered bridge in the census-designated place of Beaver Springs, Spring Township in Snyder County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 29, 1997, and was documented by the Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) in 1981. The covered bridge was built in 1871 and originally spanned Middle Creek north of Beaver Springs on Township Route 574. It was moved in 1982 to its present location on Township Route 427 in Beaver Springs, spanning a run-off channel that flows into Middle Creek. The bridge was moved when a dam and resulting reservoir were created on the stream originally spanned by the bridge. List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places listings in Snyder County, Pennsylvania Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-67, "Gross Covered Bridge" "Covered Bridge Tour of Snyder County, PA" (PDF). Snyder County, Pennsylvania. Retrieved November 22, 2013.

Location

Beavertown, Snyder County, Pennsylvania
40.75186, -77.22307

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When was Gross Bridge listed on the National Register?

Gross Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 28, 1977.

What type of historic resource is Gross Bridge?

Gross Bridge is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Gross Bridge is recorded as the civil_war era, specifically around 1981.

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