Waggoner Covered Bridge
The Waggoner Covered Bridge, also known as the Roddy's Mill Covered Bridge, was an historic, American, wooden, covered bridge that was located in Northeast Madison Township and Tyrone Township in Perry County, Pennsylvania.
Waggoner Covered Bridge | |
 Waggoner Covered Bridge, October 2010 | |
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| Location | West of Loysville on Township 579, Northeast Madison Township and Tyrone Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°21′34″N 77°22′23″W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1889 |
| Architect | Lightner, Joseph Brady; of Loysville, PA |
| Architectural style | Burr |
| MPS | Covered Bridges of Adams, Cumberland, and Perry Counties TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 80003598[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 25, 1980 |
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980,[1] it was destroyed in a fire on October 21, 2021.[2]
History and architectural features
This historic structure was a 74-foot-long (23 m) Burr Truss bridge that was erected circa 1889 and crossed Bixler's Run. Its WGCB reference is 38-50-15.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
On October 21, 2021 the bridge was destroyed in a fire. [4]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- "Historic covered bridge in Perry County destroyed in fire". 21 October 2021.
- Susan M. Zacher (March 10, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: Waggoner Covered Bridge" (PDF). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
- "Historic covered bridge in Perry County destroyed in fire". 21 October 2021.
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