Washington Township in Loyalton in Dauphin County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Henninger Farm Covered Bridge

Photographed by William Pope, March 12, 2023

1. Henninger Farm Covered Bridge Marker

Inscription. This is the last covered bridge in Dauphin County standing in its original location. Constructed about 1880, it was reconstructed in 2003 after a fire. The bridge has a Burr arch truss as its structural support system. Like all covered bridges, it is roofed and sided to protect the decking and trusses from weather.

In the early 1970's Henninger was one of six covered bridges on the Wiconisco Creek and one of nine in Dauphin County. The 1972 Agnes Flood destroyed all but three of the County bridges. In 1978 the Henninger Farm Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Bridges & Viaducts. In addition, it is included in the Covered Bridges series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1880.

Location. 40° 34.639′ N, 76° 47.035′ W. Marker is in Loyalton, Pennsylvania, in Dauphin County. It is in Washington Township. It is on Henninger Road 0.1 miles north of Matter Road, on the right when traveling south. This bridge is closed to vehicular traffic. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal

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address: Henninger Road, Elizabethville PA 17023, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

in the Susquehanna Valley,

and in Greater Harrisburg.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

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 are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: The Romberger-Stover House (approx. 2.2 miles away); Elizabethville Veterans Memorial (approx. 2½ miles away); Eisenhower Ancestral Home (approx. 3.1 miles away); Gratz (approx. 3.3 miles away); Lykens (approx. 4 miles away); Leonard Reedy (approx. 4.2 miles away); GAR Building (approx. 4½ miles away); War Memorial (approx. 5.1 miles away).

Henninger bridge 1976 over Wiconisco Creek image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pope, March 12, 2023

2. Henninger bridge 1976 over Wiconisco Creek

Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Drawing image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pope, March 12, 2023

3. Commonwealth of Pennsylvania Department of Transportation Drawing

Fire damage to bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by William Pope, March 12, 2023

4. Fire damage to bridge

Photographed by William Pope, March 12, 2023

5. Henninger Farm Covered Bridge Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on March 14, 2023. It was originally submitted on March 12, 2023, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. This page has been viewed 476 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5. submitted on March 12, 2023, by William Pope of Marietta, Pennsylvania. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.