Pomeroy Covered Bridge
(The longest covered
bridge in Pennsylvania)
Dimmsville Bridge
(GPS N40 36.38 W77 08.32)
(#38-34-02)
The bridge
is located on SR 2017 just north of Dimmsville in Greenwood twp, 1.2 miles south
of SR 235.
My first impression of this bridge was one being disbelief, to see such a beautiful structure in such poor condition.. One end of the bridge is completely blocked by construction garbage, I assume this was put there by the construction company that owns the property. The owners of the construction company is also burning garbage very close to the bridge. I would not be surprised to see this bridge burned down in the near future, and what a shame it would be for such a historical value such as this to end up this way.
The bridge was built in 1902 and the builder is unknown The length is 100 ft. and the width is 15 ft. The bridge is on private property and spans the Cocolamus creek.
Academia/Pomeroy
Bridge
(GPS N40 29.61 W77 28.36)
(#38-34-01)
The bridge has gone under a complete restoration
and was reconstructed to its original design. The photos that are in the Photo
Album under "after" will give you an idea just what kind of job was done on this
beautiful structure. I do believe this bridge is now the show piece and Grand
Daddy of all our Pennsylvania Covered Bridges.
The following web site gives a very interesting historical account of the
bridge.
History of the bridge
The bridge is located just southeast of Twp. rt. 336 off Sr 3013 southeast of Academia.
This is the longest covered bridge in the state, spanning Tuscarora creek. Its length is 270 feet and width is 15 feet 6 inches. The structure utilizes the Burr Arch design, it was originally built in 1870 by James M. Groninger. The bridge is owned by the Juniata County Historical Society. It is only opened to foot traffic only.
Port Royal Bridge
(GPS N40 31.36 W77 23.73)
(#38-34-B #2)
The
bridge is located on the west edge of Port Royal, Pa., just west of SR 333
approx. 0.2 miles from SR 75.
It was a
pleasure to see such a fine maintained structure after seeing the other two
bridges Juniata County had to offer. This bridge is located on private
property and is owned by the Lehman family since 1969. and is beautifully taken
care of with a rustic fence on both sides. The bridge is a private entrance to
the Lehman property. The original bridge was built in 1888 and destroyed by
hurricane Agnes in 1972. The Lehman's had it rebuilt using steel supported
stringer structure with a Burr arch design (for decoration) The bridge crosses
Licking creek. The length of the structure is 108 feet and has a width of 15
feet 6 inches. The original builder is unknown
Meiser's Mill Bridge
(GPS N40 38.32 W77
00.09)
(#38-34-06)
This bridge is located on private land east of Oriental in Juniata County just
north of State Route 2024, Juniata County and State Route 3002, Snyder County.
The structure was built in 1907 using the Burr Truss, it has 1 span and crosses
the Hahantango Creek. The length is 90 ft. and the width is 15 ft. 6 in. The
builder is unknown and the owner is private. There is no traffic allowed on the
bridge.
The bridge is in sad condition, it seems it is owned by two different parties, 90 % by Carol (Strawser) Hoffman (Snyder County) and 10% by a gentleman in Juniata County. Mrs Strawser is all for restoring the bridge but her co-owner is less than enthusiastic about the idea and is happy to just use his 10% as a storage shed. The bridge is in a beautiful location by an old mill and would be any asset for tourism to both counties if it ever were restored.