Little Gap Covered Bridge

The Little Gap Covered Bridge is a historic covered bridge located near Little Gap in Lower Towamensing Township, Carbon County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1860, and is a 73-foot, Burr truss span crosses the Aquashicola Creek. The bridge incorporates elements of the Howe truss in its construction.[2]

Little Gap Covered Bridge
LocationS of Little Gap on T 376, Lower Towamensing Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°49′52″N 75°31′22″W
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Builtc. 1860
Architectural styleBurr truss
MPSCovered Bridges of the Delaware River Watershed TR
NRHP reference No.80004294 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 01, 1980

A nearby restaurant, the "Covered Bridge Inn," takes its name from the bridge.[3] In 2011, the bridge was damaged by a hit and run driver.[4]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Little Gap Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-30.
  3. "Covered Bridge Inn".
  4. Reynolds, Bob (June 10, 2011). "Historic Bridge Damaged by Hit and Run Driver". WNEP-TV. Archived from the original on June 13, 2011.


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