Today we visit Schuylkill County's two covered bridges, Rock and Zimmerman. We first check out the Rock Covered Bridge. The bridge crosses the Little Swatara Creek and utilizes Burr Arch-Truss construction. It was built in 1870 and was recently redone with retrofitted I-Beam supports. It is in beautiful shape, and measures in at only 56 feet long.
Rock Covered Bridge
Coordinates:
N 40.544679 W 76.295055
Our next stop takes us just up the road to the Zimmerman Covered Bridge.
Coordinates:
N 40.544247 W 76.325557
This bridge dates back to 1880. Aside from rebuilding portions of the bridge's structure, in addition to lifting the structure in 1996 and building new abutments, this bridge is largely intact from the way it was originally built.
I love the way reflections look in still water. |
No comments :
Post a Comment