{"nrhp_refnum":"80003598","name":"Waggoner Covered Bridge","other_names":["Wagner's Mill","Thompson","Roddy's Mill Covered Bridge"],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"W of Loysville on T 579, Tyrone/Northwest Madison Townships","address_restricted":false,"city":"Loysville","county":"Perry County","state":"PA","lat":40.35947377200006,"lon":-77.37285680599996,"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 covered bridge over Bixler's Run in Perry County, Pennsylvania, near Loysville, carrying a T579 township road. It is a Burr truss bridge, 104 feet long, built in 1889 by Joseph D. Lightner.","why_significant":"The document lists the bridge as one of the covered bridges of Adams, Cumberland and Perry Counties included under a multiple property submission. Its Burr truss construction and its 1889 date following a flood are the stated grounds for its eligibility.","narrative":"Over Bixler's Run in Perry County, Pennsylvania, near Loysville, stands a Burr truss covered bridge completed in 1889 by builder Joseph D. Lightner. The structure is 104 feet long and has a roadway of about 15 feet with planking. It was built as a replacement after a flood in 1889 and cost $1,105. Its clearance is 12 feet 6 inches, and it was rated to carry a load of two tons. The bridge is owned by the Historical Society of Perry County. It is one of a group of covered bridges in Adams, Cumberland and Perry Counties that were evaluated together as a multiple property submission. Reviewers found its boundaries and integrity sufficient, and the bridge was accepted for its engineering and construction value as a surviving example of the Burr truss form in the region.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Joseph D. Lightner (builder)","architectural_style":"Burr truss","criteria":[],"status_note":null,"vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:33.359326-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/80003598.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003598/78c501d097-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003598/78c501d097-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Waggoners_Bridge.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Waggoners_Bridge.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993448","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waggoner_Covered_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7959543"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/perry-county/waggoner-covered-bridge-80003598/"}