{"nrhp_refnum":"79002248","name":"Lehman's, Port Royal Covered Bridge","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"SW of Port Royal","address_restricted":false,"city":"Port Royal","county":"Juniata County","state":"PA","lat":40.529251016000046,"lon":-77.39560398799995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-08-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A double Burr arch covered bridge over Licking Creek at Port Royal, Juniata County, Pennsylvania, built in 1888 and rebuilt after flood damage. It is one of the covered bridges of Juniata and Snyder Counties listed as a thematic group.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the bridge is significant as an example of a type of construction common in its period but now increasingly rare, particularly two-span covered bridges, which are described as very rare in Pennsylvania today. It is associated with the history of transportation in Pennsylvania and illustrates bridge network construction in rural areas of Juniata and Snyder counties. The reviewers noted that the rebuilding after the 1972 Agnes Flood raised questions about integrity.","narrative":"Built in 1888 across Licking Creek at Port Royal in Juniata County, Pennsylvania, this covered bridge carries a road with a surface about 15 feet 6 inches wide and has a double Burr arch truss, vertical siding, rectangular windows at eave level and a gable roof. Its two spans and 107-foot end posts make it unusual, since multi-span covered bridges of this length were often replaced early because of their load limits and rising traffic demands. The bridge was badly damaged by the Agnes Flood of 1972 and rebuilt using original timbers in the same style. It is listed as part of a group of covered bridges in Juniata and Snyder counties that together document a common type of rural bridge construction and the transportation networks it served in central Pennsylvania. Reviewers were less certain about how far the rebuilding preserved the original trusses, so its integrity was a point of discussion during review.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Double Burr arch covered bridge","criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Badly damaged during the Agnes Flood of 1972 and rebuilt using original timbers in the same style.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:29.072478-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/79002248.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002248/dfc51580fb-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002248/dfc51580fb-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"JERRYE &amp; ROY KLOTZ MD","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:LEHMAN%27S,_PORT_ROYAL_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:LEHMAN%27S,_PORT_ROYAL_COVERED_BRIDGE.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993107","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lehman%27s,_Port_Royal_Covered_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6518882"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/juniata-county/lehmans-port-royal-covered-bridge-79002248/"}