St. Mary's Covered Bridge

The St. Mary's Covered Bridge, also known as Shade Gap Covered Bridge and Huntingdon County Bridge No. 8, is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Cromwell Township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania. It is a 65.25-foot-long (19.89 m) 16.5-foot-wide (5.0 m), Howe truss bridge with cut stone abutments, constructed in 1889. It crosses the Shade Creek. It is the only remaining covered bridge in Huntingdon County.[2]

St. Mary's Covered Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	4.5 miles (7.2 km) south of Orbisonia on U.S. Route 522, Cromwell Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°12′21″N 77°52′42″W
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	1889
Architectural style	Howe truss
NRHP reference No.	80003503[1]
Added to NRHP	March 20, 1980

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

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 Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: St. Mary's Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-19.