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The Packsaddle Bridge is a historic covered bridge in Fairhope Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1877, and is a 48-foot-long (15 m) Kingpost truss bridge, with full vertical plank siding and large cut stone abutments. The bridge crosses Brush Creek. It is one of 10 covered bridges in Somerset County. [2]
According to the United States Census Bureau, the township has a total area of 14.8 square miles (38 km 2), all land.Fairhope Township is bordered by Southampton Township to the south, Northampton Township to the west, Allegheny Township to the north, and Bedford County to the east.
Named after the saddle-like appearance provided by twin peaks, Packsaddle Mountain is a landmark hill that stands five miles southwest of Kingsland, Texas in eastern Llano County on State Highway 71 and is of interest to both historians and geologists. In 1873 it was the site of the Packsaddle Mountain Fight, the last major Native American ...
The Pack Saddle Covered Bridge, near the intersection of Pine Valley Road and Route 2019, or Glen Savage Road, is the shortest covered bridge in Somerset County. It measures 48 feet long and 14 ...
Packsaddle Mountain is a laccolith set in the Chihuahuan Desert where it is a landmark along Highway 118 which skirts the eastern base of the mountain. The mountain is composed of a core of intrusive igneous rock that forced up and breached the roof of light-colored Late Cretaceous sedimentary rock of the Boquillas Formation and the Pen Formation, leaving the strata tilted around the ...
This new bridge type, wooden with a covered span, was developed because traditional European methods, typically stone bridges, were not appropriate for the harsh Pennsylvania winters. Many of the bridges were named for pioneer families residing near the bridges. [2] Some people call Pennsylvania the "Covered Bridge Capital of the Nation". [2]
Pack Saddle Bridge Replaced Parker truss: 1930 1984 ... Hominy Creek Bridge Replaced Pratt truss: 1909 1990 ... Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap.
Packsaddle Mountain (bukid sa Tinipong Bansa, Texas, Llano County) Usage on ur.wikipedia.org پیک سیڈل ماؤنٹین (للانو کاؤنٹی، ٹیکساس)