Spring Township near Beaver Springs in Snyder County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Gross Bridge

(later known as Klinepeter Bridge)

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 10, 2021

1. Gross Bridge Marker

Inscription.
Built c. 1871 over Middle Creek 1 mile northwest of here.

Rebuilt 1982 at this location

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. In addition, it is included in the Covered Bridges series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1871.

Location. 40° 44.823′ N, 77° 12.695′ W. Marker is near Beaver Springs, Pennsylvania, in Snyder County. It is in Spring Township. It is on Railroad Avenue just west of Center Avenue, on the left when traveling west. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 82 Railroad Ave, Beaver Springs PA 17812, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Pennsylvania’s Susquehanna Valley. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers

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are within 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: In Honor of Adam Reger (about 500 feet away, measured in a direct line); School Bell Tower (about 500 feet away); Spring Township Veterans Memorial (approx. ¼ mile away); Beaver Springs (approx. 0.3 miles away); Welcome to McClure (approx. 5.7 miles away); Bean Soup Encampment (approx. 5.8 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.8 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 5.8 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Beaver Springs.

Gross Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Devry Becker Jones (CC0), July 10, 2021

2. Gross Bridge

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on July 11, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia. This page has been viewed 349 times since then and 23 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on July 11, 2021, by Devry Becker Jones of Washington, District of Columbia.