Geiger Covered Bridge
Geiger Covered Bridge | |
 Geiger Covered Bridge in February 2008 | |
  Location within Pennsylvania  Location within the United States | |
| Location | Southeast of Schnecksville on Township 681, North Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°38′47″N 75°37′25″W / 40.64645°N 75.62351°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1860 |
| Architectural style | Burr truss |
| MPS | Covered Bridges of the Delaware River Watershed TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 80003558[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 1, 1980 |
Geiger Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located at North Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It is a 112-foot-long (34 m), Burr Truss bridge, constructed in 1860. It has vertical plank siding and an entry portal of stepped square planks. It crosses Jordan Creek.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
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- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS Geiger's Covered Bridge. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 26, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
Categories:
- 1860 establishments in Pennsylvania
- Bridges completed in 1860
- Bridges in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
- Burr Truss bridges in the United States
- Covered bridges in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
- Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- History of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
- Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Tourist attractions in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania
- Wooden bridges in Pennsylvania