{"nrhp_refnum":"80003600","name":"New Germantown Covered Bridge","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"S of New Germantown on T 302, Jackson Township","address_restricted":false,"city":"New Germantown","county":"Perry County","state":"PA","lat":40.306659953000064,"lon":-77.56796874399998,"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 carrying a road over Shermans Creek in Jackson Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania, built in 1891 by John W. Fry. It is owned by Perry County.","why_significant":"The form describes it as a Queen post truss covered bridge with planking laid lengthwise and a 12-foot roadway. It was evaluated as part of a multiple property group of covered bridges in Adams, Cumberland and Perry Counties. Reviewers noted that its boundaries and integrity were judged sufficient after repairs and strengthening with I-beams.","narrative":"Built in 1891 by John W. Fry over Shermans Creek in Jackson Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania, the New Germantown Covered Bridge is a timber structure with a King and Queen post truss system. It spans about 74 feet and carries a 12-foot roadway, with a clearance of 13 feet 2 inches. Its distinguishing features include planking of two-inch by sixteen-foot boards laid lengthwise and very high, rafter-level Queen post trusses. Perry County owns the bridge. It was nominated as one of a group of covered bridges in Adams, Cumberland and Perry Counties, which together represent the surviving examples of this bridge type in the region. Reviewers confirmed that its boundaries were adequate and that the effects of later repairs and strengthening did not undermine its integrity. The bridge is significant as a surviving example of nineteenth-century covered bridge construction in central Pennsylvania.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"John W. Fry (builder)","architectural_style":null,"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 17:11:33.721958-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/80003600.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003600/8ac061c3f7-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003600/8ac061c3f7-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:New_Germantown_Bridge.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:New_Germantown_Bridge.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993458","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Germantown_Covered_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15262049"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/perry-county/new-germantown-covered-bridge-80003600/"}