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Academia Pomeroy 1902
The Academia Pomeroy Covered Bridge at 278-foot-long (portal to portal) is the longest remaining covered bridge in Pennsylvania. Built-in 1902, this single-lane, double-span wooden covered bridge crosses Tuscarora Creek between Spruce Hill and Beale Townships, in Juniata County.
Academia Pomeroy Bridge's design is based on the Burr truss developed by Theodore Burr, who was the preeminent bridge designer and builder of his time. Owned by the Juniata County Historical Society, located in Mifflintown, since 1962. In June 2009 the Society completed an eight-year, $1.4 M restoration of the Bridge.
Of the 1,500 covered bridges that once stood in the state of Pennsylvania, as of 2019, approximately 200 remain.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The bridge is located about a mile east of the Tuscarora Academy, which is also listed on the National Register.
Located at: N40 29.620 W77 28.34 - WGCB #38-34-1
Photographed in July of 2019.