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	Fleisher Covered Bridge
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Fleisher Covered Bridge, October 2010
	Location within Pennsylvania Location within the United States
Location	Northwest of Newport on Township 477, Oliver Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°29′22″N 77°9′31″W / 40.48944°N 77.15861°W
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	1887
Architect	Yohn & Ritter
Architectural style	Burr
MPS	Covered Bridges of Adams, Cumberland, and Perry Counties TR
NRHP reference No.	80003601
Added to NRHP	August 25, 1980

The Fleisher Covered Bridge, also known as Fleisher's Covered Bridge, is an historic wooden covered bridge located in Oliver Township, near the community of Newport in Perry County, Pennsylvania. It was built as a single-span bridge in 1887.^[2]

This bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.^[1]

History and architectural features

Crossing Big Buffalo Creek,^[3] the Fleisher Covered Bridge is a 113-foot-long, single-span, Burr truss bridge, which was constructed in 1887.^[4]

Steel I-beams were erected in 1960.^[3]^[5]

In 1986, repairs were completed on the bridge's fourth bearing point. In 1993, engineers recommended the installation of new steel floor beams and hangers to shift the bridge's arch and truss loads to the steel beams.^[6]

Gallery

Fleisher Covered Bridge, interior

References

1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
↑ "Leaning covered bridge may soon be fixed." Carlisle, Pennsylvania: The Sentinel, August 31, 1993, p. 3 (subscription required).
1 2 Susan M. Zacher (March 1980). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS Fleisher Covered Bridge. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 2, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)
↑ "Leaning covered bridge may soon be fixed," The Sentinel, August 31, 1993.
↑ "Leaning covered bridge may soon be fixed," The Sentinel, August 31, 1993.
↑ "Leaning covered bridge may soon be fixed," The Sentinel, August 31, 1993.

[nris-1] 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.

[2] "Leaning covered bridge may soon be fixed." Carlisle, Pennsylvania: The Sentinel, August 31, 1993, p. 3 (subscription required).

[nrhpdoc-3] 1 2 Susan M. Zacher (March 1980). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS Fleisher Covered Bridge. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved January 2, 2026. (Downloading may be slow.)

[4] "Leaning covered bridge may soon be fixed," The Sentinel, August 31, 1993.

[5] "Leaning covered bridge may soon be fixed," The Sentinel, August 31, 1993.

[6] "Leaning covered bridge may soon be fixed," The Sentinel, August 31, 1993.

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History and architectural features

Gallery

References