Schlicher Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located at North Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It is a 108-foot-long (33 m), Burr Truss bridge, constructed in 1882. It has vertical plank siding and a gable roof. It crosses Jordan Creek.[2]
Schlicher Covered Bridge | |
Location | Legislative Route 39058 in North Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°39′42″N 75°37′38″W / 40.66167°N 75.62722°W |
Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
Built | 1882 |
Architectural style | Burr truss |
MPS | Covered Bridges of the Delaware River Watershed TR |
NRHP reference No. | 80003555[1] |
Added to NRHP | December 1, 1980 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, [1] the bridge was closed to traffic in 2009, and was scheduled to be replaced with a modern replica in 2013.[3] In 2014, work on the reconstructed bridge was completed. The new bridge is longer and wider than the original. Construction cost $1.8 million and retained about 10% of the original materials.[4]