Dellville Covered Bridge

The Dellville Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Dellville in Wheatfield Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a 174-foot-long (53 m), three span, Burr truss bridge over Sherman Creek, constructed in 1889 by Andrew Clouser.[2]

Dellville Covered Bridge
The bridge in 2012
LocationT 456, Wheatfield Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°21′49″N 77°7′0″W
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1889
ArchitectClouser, Andrew
Architectural styleBurr
MPSCovered Bridges of Adams, Cumberland, and Perry Counties TR
NRHP reference No.80003593[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 25, 1980

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

On November 3, 2014, it was significantly damaged in a fire that police later ruled was arson.[3][4][5] In 2017, work removing the burned and charred remains of the old Dellville Covered Bridge began, and in 2018, the work restoring the bridge began in earnest. By July of 2019, the bridge was completely restored back to its original condition to the cost of $966,000. In November of 2019, two men were charged as juveniles for the arson.[6]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. Susan M. Zacher (1980-03-10). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: Rice Covered Bridge" (PDF). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved 2009-10-20.
  3. "Officials investigating fire at historic covered bridge". ABC27.com. 2014-11-03. Archived from the original on 2014-11-03. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
  4. Jeffrey A. Johnson (2014-11-03). "Officials still working to determine cause of fire that damaged historic Dellville Covered Bridge". PennLive.com. Retrieved 2014-11-03.
  5. Ali Lanyon (2015-05-14). "Midstate Mystery: The burning of the Dellville covered bridge". abc27.com. Retrieved 2015-08-18.
  6. "2 charged with arson of landmark Dellville Bridge". ABC27. 2019-11-05. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
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