About
Heikes Covered Bridge crosses Bermudian Creek north of Heidlersburg in Huntington Township, Adams County. It is a 67 foot Burr truss bridge built in 1892. The bridge is on private property, is closed to traffic and is used by its owners for storage.
History
The bridge dates from 1892, and no builder is recorded in the sources consulted. coveredbridges.net says it most likely still stands at its original site. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 25, 1980, as part of the Covered Bridges of Adams, Cumberland, and Perry Counties thematic resource, one of 17 covered bridges in that group.
Design
A Burr truss pairs a long timber arch with a multiple kingpost truss. coveredbridges.net, with photos from July 2019, describes the bridge as very well maintained by its owners.
Visiting
Uncovering PA places the bridge on Willow Road, about halfway between York Springs and Heidlersburg on the west side of Route 15. It sits close to the road and is easy to see, and there is room to pull off beside the road. Because it is private property, it should be viewed from the road only.
Sources: Heikes Covered Bridge, Wikipedia, Heikes Covered Bridge, coveredbridges.net, Covered Bridges of Adams County, Uncovering PA
Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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