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    The 1858 Rex Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located in North Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It is a 138-foot-long, 17-foot-wide, Burr Truss bridge, constructed in 1858. It has narrow horizontal siding and a gable roof. It crosses Jordan Creek and is owned and maintained by the County.

     

    Length of largest span:  116.1 feet
    Total length:  138.1 feet
    Deck width:  16.7 feet

     

    Of the 1,500 covered bridges that once stood in the state of Pennsylvania, as of 2019, approximately 200 remain.

     

    Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 1, 1970.

     

    Located at:   N40 38.094   W75 36.757       -       WGCB #38-39-04

    Photographed in July of 2019

    Photos by Millard Farmer

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