Kuhn's Fording Bridge, Spanning Conewago Creek on Township Road 552 (Hamilton & Reading townships), East Berlin, Adams County, PA

Significance: The Kuhn's Fording Bridge is a partially surviving example of a covered Pratt truss bridge with a wooden Burr arch. It was constructed in 1897 by local builders.

Survey number: HAER PA-68

Building/structure dates: 1897 Initial Construction

Building/structure dates: 1975- 1982 Subsequent Work

Building/structure dates: 1982 Demolished

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