{"nrhp_refnum":"80003396","name":"Heikes Covered Bridge","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"N of Heidlersburg on T 5857, Tyronne/Huntington Townships","address_restricted":false,"city":"Heidlersburg","county":"Adams County","state":"PA","lat":39.97816970900004,"lon":-77.14602122499997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-08-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A Burr truss covered bridge over Bermudian Creek near Heidlersburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania, built in 1892 according to the form.","why_significant":"The form lists the bridge as part of a multiple-property group of covered bridges in Adams, Cumberland and Perry Counties. Reviewers noted it was eligible, and the nomination discusses its inclusion as a covered bridge over water. The document provided is largely a cover and review sheet with little narrative on significance.","narrative":"Burr truss covered bridge crossing Bermudian Creek near Heidlersburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania, built in 1892. The structure has an overall length of 67 feet with a 20-foot second span, a roadway width of 14 feet, and a clearance of 11 feet 9 inches. It is located just off Township Route 585 in Tyrone and Huntington Townships and is closed to traffic. The bridge is no longer used for transportation and forms part of a private farm. Its condition is described as fair to good. It was nominated as one of the covered bridges of Adams, Cumberland and Perry Counties, a thematic group of historic structures. Review comments noted that the bridge was eligible and discussed its inclusion as a covered bridge over water, with the state confirming boundaries and condition assessments. The file contains little narrative on the bridge's design or significance.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Burr truss","criteria":[],"status_note":"Closed to traffic; no longer used for transportation and part of a private farm; condition described as fair to good.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:33.821905-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/80003396.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003396/ee221f0d9f-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003396/ee221f0d9f-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"JERRYE &amp; ROY KLOTZ MD","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HEIKES_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:HEIKES_COVERED_BRIDGE.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71992108","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heikes_Covered_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1594609"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/adams-county/heikes-covered-bridge-80003396/"}