Hassenplug Bridge

Hassenplug Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge at Mifflinburg, Union County, Pennsylvania. It is an 80-foot-long (24 m), Burr Truss bridge, constructed in 1825, and overhauled in 1959. It crosses Buffalo Creek.[2]

Hassenplug Bridge
Hassenplug Covered Bridge, April 2010
LocationN. 4th St.,
Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°55′25″N 77°3′0″W
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1825
Architectural styleBurr Truss
MPSUnion County Covered Bridges TR
NRHP reference No.80003641[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 8, 1980

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980[1] and is the oldest covered bridge in the United States.[3] However, this distinction is also claimed for the Hyde Hall Bridge in New York.

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Charles M. Snyder (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hassenplug Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-03.
  3. Evans, Benjamin D.; Evans, June R. (2004). New England's Covered Bridges. Hanover, New Hampshire, USA: University Press of New England. p. 121. ISBN 1-58465-320-5.


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