Schlicher Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located at North Whitehall Township, Lehigh County, Pennsylvania. It is a 108-foot-long, Burr Truss bridge, constructed in 1882. It has vertical plank siding and a gable roof. It crosses Jordan Creek.
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Like the other covered bridges in Lehigh County, this bridge is exceptionally well maintained. Even with looking at the map ahead of time, we didn't realize that the best place to park was on the southwest corner of the bridge where there was room for several cars, but I am not sure I'd try that with anything other than a SUV or something with a high ground clearance. The landscape was such that we were able to get some pretty nice photos of the western part of the bridge. There was a place that you could walk under the bridge, but because of the rains from Tropical Storm Ida, it was a little unsafe to do so. From under the bridge you can see the walking bridge for the Elk Ridge Trail. Since the employee entrance to the Lehigh Valley Zoo is on the southeastern side of the bridge, there is a LOT of traffic going through, so there wasn't much of a chance to get a photo of the entrance to the bridge. As an aside, the Trexler Nature Preserve is something that needs to be explored in greater detail if you like the outdoors. Between the trails, the overlooks, and the Leigh Valley Zoo, you could probably spend a couple...
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It is a bridge. This bridge is made of wood. This bridge is old. This bridge can hold at least one car. This is a bridge. It has a roof. Why am I rating a bridge? Why is this bridge an attraction on google maps? Why am I on Google maps rating a bridge of all things? This...
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Built in 1882, this lovely Kingpost Burr Arch truss span crosses the Jordan Creek right at the entrance to the Lehigh Valley Zoo preserve. Another gorgeous bridge that we had the chance to visit on our covered bridge tour today west of...
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