{"nrhp_refnum":"78002467","name":"Schuylkill County Bridge No. 114","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"E of Rock off PA 895","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rock","county":"Schuylkill County","state":"PA","lat":40.54416064800006,"lon":-76.32557961699996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1978-01-03","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A wooden covered bridge of the Burr arch type crossing Lower Little Swatara Creek, located west of the Village of Rock in Washington Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. It measures 50.6 feet long and 11.5 feet wide, with a height of about 12 feet and an under-clearance of 10 feet.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the bridge served the coal transport and agricultural distribution of the area in the late nineteenth century, linking nearby mines to the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad at Rock. It is one of only two surviving covered bridges of the 51 once in Schuylkill County.","narrative":"A totally wooden covered bridge of the Burr arch type crosses Lower Little Swatara Creek west of the Village of Rock in Washington Township, Schuylkill County, Pennsylvania. Supported on concrete piers, the structure measures 50.6 feet long and 11.5 feet wide, with an under-clearance of 10 feet. Washington Township was settled by German farmers, and in the 1860s the area became part of the anthracite coal boom, with several mines opened along the creek. Coal from these mines was shipped by the Philadelphia and Reading Railroad from the station at Rock, and the bridge carried traffic tied to that coal movement and to the distribution of local farm products. Of the 51 covered bridges once standing in Schuylkill County, this is one of only two that survive. It remains in good condition and carries only local traffic on township route 661.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Burr arch covered bridge","criteria":[],"status_note":"In good condition, carrying only local traffic on township route 661; not lighted.","vacant_flag":false,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:28.992167-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/78002467.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002467/66af4b04c0-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/78002467/66af4b04c0-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"JERRYE &amp; ROY KLOTZ MD","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zimmerman%27s_Covered_Bridge.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">JERRYE &amp;amp; ROY KLOTZ MD</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Zimmerman%27s_Covered_Bridge.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71998008","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schuylkill_County_Bridge_No._114","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7433095"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/schuylkill-county/schuylkill-county-bridge-no-114-78002467/"}