Bittenbender Covered Bridge was a historic wooden covered bridge in Huntington Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It was a 68.6-foot-long (20.9 m), Queenpost Truss bridge, constructed in 1888. It had rough vertical plank siding, crossed Huntington Creek, and was the last covered bridge in Luzerne County.[2]
Bittenbender Covered Bridge | |
 The bridge in 1982 | |
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| Location | South of Huntington Mills off Legislative Route 40076, Huntington Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 41°10′51″N 76°13′30″W / 41.18083°N 76.22500°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1888 |
| Architectural style | Queenpost truss |
| MPS | Covered Bridges of the Delaware River Watershed TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 80003563[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 1, 1980 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] The bridge was destroyed in a flood on June 28, 2006.[3]
References
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- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-03-16. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bittenbender Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-09.
- ^ "Bittenbender, Luzerne County". Covered Spans of Yesteryear - www.lostbridges.org. Retrieved February 26, 2013.