Shaffer's Bridge

Shaffer's Bridge
Shaffer's Bridge is located in Pennsylvania
Shaffer's Bridge
Location within Pennsylvania
Shaffer's Bridge is located in the United States
Shaffer's Bridge
Location within the United States
LocationWest of Tire Hill on Township 634, Conemaugh Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°16′52″N 78°57′52″W / 40.28111°N 78.96444°W / 40.28111; -78.96444
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1877
Architectural styleBurr arch
MPSCovered Bridges of Somerset County TR
NRHP reference No.80003637[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 10, 1980

The Shaffer's Bridge is a historic covered bridge in Conemaugh Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1877, and is a 68-foot-2-inch-long (20.78 m) Burr truss bridge, with a shingle covered gable roof. The bridge crosses Ben's Creek. It is one of 10 covered bridges in Somerset County.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ↑ Herb Berman and Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS Shaffer's Bridge. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 9, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)


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