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Tuesday, August 4, 2020

Covered Bridges in Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania

I found this Covered Bridge Tour while looking for things to do near Timothy Lake South Campground in East Stroudsburg.  






Eric & I drive through






Covered Bridge construction was brought to the New World by European Colonists.  The wooden Bridges are roofed to delay the effects of weathering and decay.
 




 Whitehall was built in 1882.

The original Bridge was 





The clearance is 8 feet 2 inches.  There must be weight limits on these wooden decked Bridges.





The weight of the bridge
& the vehicles crossing it
are supported by arched




 I look out at Jordan Creek.








I didn't notice electric lighting inside the Covered Bridge.  Light comes from the ends of the bridge and from its windows.  





Geiger's Bridge, in North Whitehall,
was built in 1860.

Its flat facade reminds me





The clearance is 9 feet 6 inches.  Its interior is unpainted wood.  The windows in the Bridge are much higher, providing light without views of Jordan Creek below.  






Approaching Wehr's Covered
 Bridge, built in 1841, in





We drive through to the
other side &...









... park at Covered Bridge Park.











Originally Seiger's Bridge, it 
was bought by William Wehr
& renamed.

Lehigh County now owns it.










Canada Geese cling to the
edge of the upstream dam.




Eric & me at 
Wehr's Covered
Bridge.









 1858, is closed to traffic.

It's named after a man who lived 
in an adjacent farmhouse.




This Covered Bridge also crosses the meandering Jordan Creek.  






Deer sighting in Allentown...



















Built in 1841, this Bridge was saved from destruction by local residents in 1956.

A panoramic shot of the interior of Bogert's Bridge.
Rebar has been added for extra support.






Eric looks out the window...










in Allen Township was built
in 1839.






The man standing to the right is a local resident.






The only lighting in this Bridge 
comes from the openings at
 each end.






Kriedersville Bridge, like Bogert's, was saved by locals from destruction. It is also a pedestrian-only Bridge. I walk further into the bridge, and it's dark in here.






The inky interior is the perfect
framing for the white farmhouse
in the distance.






Eric and I enjoyed today's Covered Bridge Tour, just one of Northeastern Pennsylvania's many tourist attractions.

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