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Little Gap - 1860
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 that crosses the Aquashicola Creek.
The Little Gap 78.1 feet total length bridge incorporates elements of the Howe truss in its construction. It has a deck width of 15.1 feet and is open to traffic.
A nearby restaurant, the "Covered Bridge Inn," takes its name from the bridge. The bridge was rehabilitated in 1987 and 2014. In 2011, the bridge was damaged by a hit-and-run driver.
Of the 1,500 covered bridges that once stood in the state of Pennsylvania, as of 2019, approximately 200 remain.
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 1, 1980.
Located at: N40 49.885 W75 31.349 - WGCB #38-13-02
Photographed in July of 2019.