Bittenbender Covered Bridge
The bridge in 1982
Bittenbender Covered Bridge is located in Pennsylvania
Bittenbender Covered Bridge
Bittenbender Covered Bridge is located in the United States
Bittenbender Covered Bridge
LocationSouth of Huntington Mills off Legislative Route 40076, Huntington Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates41°10′51″N 76°13′30″W / 41.18083°N 76.22500°W / 41.18083; -76.22500
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1888
Architectural styleQueenpost truss
MPSCovered Bridges of the Delaware River Watershed TR
NRHP reference No.80003563[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 1, 1980

Bittenbender Covered Bridge was a historic wooden covered bridge in Huntington Township, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. It was a 68.6-foot-long (20.9 m), Queenpost Truss bridge, constructed in 1888. It had rough vertical plank siding, crossed Huntington Creek, and was the last covered bridge in Luzerne County.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] The bridge was destroyed in a flood on June 28, 2006.[3]

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  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 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-03-16. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bittenbender Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-03-09.
  3. ^ "Bittenbender, Luzerne County". Covered Spans of Yesteryear - www.lostbridges.org. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
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