Hassenplug Bridge

Hassenplug Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge at Mifflinburg, Union County, Pennsylvania. It is an 80-foot-long (24 m), Burr Truss bridge, constructed in 1825, and overhauled in 1959, and again in 2021. The 2021 reconstruction replaced the 1959 steel grate floor with historically authentic, wide, wood planks once again. It crosses the west or south branch of Buffalo Creek. Named for the Hassenplug family of the early 19th century who lived in the brick homestead located on the north side of the bridge. The Hassenplugs were locally well known for their production of german beer. [2]

Hassenplug Bridge
Hassenplug Covered Bridge, April 2010
LocationN. 4th St.,
Mifflinburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°55′25″N 77°3′0″W
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1825
Architectural styleBurr Truss
MPSUnion County Covered Bridges TR
NRHP reference No.80003641[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 8, 1980

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] It is the oldest covered bridge in Pennsylvania (the state with the most covered bridges), and is purportedly the oldest covered bridge in the United States.[3] However, this distinction is also claimed for the Hyde Hall Bridge in New York.

References
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  1. "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 2012-06-03. Note: This includes Charles M. Snyder (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hassenplug Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-03.
  3. Evans, Benjamin D.; Evans, June R. (2004). New England's Covered Bridges. Hanover, New Hampshire, USA: University Press of New England. p. 121. ISBN 1-58465-320-5.


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