The Little Gap Covered Bridge is an historic, American covered bridge that is located near Little Gap in Lower Towamensing Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania.
Little Gap Covered Bridge | |
Location | S of Little Gap on T 376, Lower Towamensing Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°49′52″N 75°31′22″W / 40.83111°N 75.52278°W |
Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
Built | c. 1860 |
Architectural style | Burr truss |
MPS | Covered Bridges of the Delaware River Watershed TR |
NRHP reference No. | 80004294 [1] |
Added to NRHP | December 01, 1980 |
Built circa 1860, this historic structure is a seventy-three-foot, Burr Truss-span that crosses the Buckwah Creek. The bridge incorporated 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]