{"nrhp_refnum":"80003601","name":"Fleisher Covered Bridge","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"NW of Newport on T 477, Oliver Township","address_restricted":false,"city":"Newport","county":"Perry County","state":"PA","lat":40.48952594100007,"lon":-77.15822337799995,"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 single-span covered bridge over Big Buffalo Creek in Oliver Township near Newport, Perry County, Pennsylvania, of Burr truss type. The document records it as built in 1887 by Yohn & Ritter.","why_significant":"The document lists the bridge as one of a group of covered bridges in Adams, Cumberland and Perry Counties nominated together as a thematic resource. Its distinguishing features are the Burr truss and single span. The text gives no detailed statement of significance beyond this.","narrative":"Built in 1887 by Yohn & Ritter, the Fleisher Covered Bridge is a single-span wooden bridge carrying a road over Big Buffalo Creek in Oliver Township, near Newport in Perry County. It uses a Burr truss, a timber framing system that combines arches with a lattice of crossing braces. The bridge is 145 feet long and 27 feet wide, with a clearance of 11 feet 9 inches and a roadway 17 feet wide. Its floor is laid with 2-inch planking. A center pier and two 30-inch steel I-beams were added in 1960 to reinforce the structure. The bridge is one of several covered bridges in Adams, Cumberland and Perry Counties nominated together as a group. The surviving structure and its historic truss form are the basis for its listing.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Yohn & Ritter","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 17:11:33.523365-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/80003601.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003601/f334b8f802-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003601/f334b8f802-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fleishers_Bridge_1.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Fleishers_Bridge_1.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993450","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fleisher_Covered_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8563722"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/perry-county/fleisher-covered-bridge-80003601/"}