Pomeroy Covered Bridge
(One of the longest
bridges in Pennsylvania)
Dimmsville Covered Bridge
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.
Pomeroy/Academia Covered Bridge
This bridge has been currently removed and is going
under a complete restoration that should be done in the Spring of 2009.
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 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.
The bridge is in fair condition and does need work badly. When I saw it boards were missing from both sides, hopefully the Historical Society is going to do renovation on this magnificent structure. This of all bridges has to be preserved. I was in awe on the first sighting of this bridge, as anyone else would be. I really hate to see this King of Covered bridges go in such a manner...
Lehman's / Port Royal Covered Bridge
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.
East Oriental/Meiser's Mill Bridge
(GPS N40 38.32 W77 00.09)
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 (Snyder County) and 10% by a gentleman in Junita 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 and would be any asset for tourism to both counties if it ever were restored.