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REX COVERED BRIDGE Latitude and Longitude:

40°38′5″N 75°36′47″W / 40.63472°N 75.61306°W / 40.63472; -75.61306
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Rex Covered Bridge
The bridge in October 2006
Rex Covered Bridge is located in Pennsylvania
Rex Covered Bridge
Rex Covered Bridge is located in the United States
Rex Covered Bridge
LocationSouth of Schnecksville on Township Road 593 in North Whitehall Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°38′5″N 75°36′47″W / 40.63472°N 75.61306°W / 40.63472; -75.61306
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1858
Architectural style Burr Truss
MPS Covered Bridges of the Delaware River Watershed TR
NRHP reference  No. 80003560 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 1, 1980

Rex Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located in North Whitehall Township in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It is a 150-foot-long (46 m), Burr Truss bridge, constructed in 1858. It has narrow horizontal siding and a gable roof. It crosses Jordan Creek. [2]

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

References

  1. ^ a b "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". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved March 9, 2012. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Rex Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved March 9, 2012.