Wehr Covered Bridge

Wehr Covered Bridge
Wehr Covered Bridge in December 2014
LocationSouth Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°37′43″N 75°34′11″W / 40.62867°N 75.56972°W / 40.62867; -75.56972
Built1841
Architectural styleBurr truss
MPSCovered Bridges of the Delaware River Watershed TR
NRHP reference No.80003561[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 1, 1980

Wehr Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located in South Whitehall Township of Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It is a three span, 117-foot-long (36 m), Burr Truss bridge, constructed in 1841. It has horizontal siding and gable roof. It crosses Jordan Creek. The bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980 as part of the Covered Bridges of the Delaware River Watershed Multiple Property Submission (MPS).[1][2][3]

After an incident in July 2014 in which a grossly overweight truck crossed the bridge, it was closed for several days for inspection. The bridge did not sustain significant structural damage, but county officials decided to reduce the posted weight limit from 20,000 pounds (9,000 kg) to 8,000 pounds (4,000 kg).[4]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System – (#80003561)". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. November 2, 2013.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved March 9, 2012. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher (March 10, 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wehr Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved September 9, 2014.
  3. ^ Zacher, Susan M. (March 1980). "Covered Bridges of the Delaware River Watershed". National Park Service.
  4. ^ Petty, Precious (August 15, 2014). "Lehigh County covered bridge wasn't damaged by tanker truck, reopens with lower weight limit". The Express-Times.
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