Geiger's Covered Bridge

Geiger's Covered Bridge with its unique shape is the fifth bridge on the tour. It was built in 1860 and is located within the Trexler-Lehigh County Game Preserve. According to our guide book, the bridge is most likely named after Jacob Geiger who settled in this area after immigrating from Wurtenburg, Germany some time in the 1700's. There was no explanation as to why it was designed this way but mention was made of a pipe which used to run end to end along the bridge. Remnants of the pumping station which used to carry water from Jordan Creek to nearby farms and orchards are still to the left side of the bridge from this vantage point. It was a busy place for jogging and dog walking as you can see by the lady on the other side here.

[bkb in the city]

Great looking bridge

[KWind]

Such a quaint bridge!

[Lee-Ann]

Cool bridge capture.

[Denise Wood]

Looks great :)

[Joan Robillard]

Cool withe road in the back.

[Connie Little]

Great looking bridge.

[Dione Giorgio]

Beautiful capture and leading lines beyond the bridge. The bridge itself is just magnificent.

[Lou Ann]

These are such unusual covered bridges, I like the road going through the photo, really a nice place to walk.

[Kerri]

Awesome shot

[mittens (Marilyn)]

I love covered bridges. this is a great shot.

[Lee]

Very unusual.

[Pyrrhula]

A great series of this lovely and beautiful bridge.

[Islandgirl]

I love the pop of red, but any covered bridge I find quaint!

[haskar]

Great bridges and lovly leading line.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@bkbinthecity @kwind @leestevo @gilbertwood @joansmor @littleconnie @sangwann @louannwarren @kerristephens @mittens @gamelee @pyrrhula @radiogirl @haskar

Thank you Brian, Kim, Lee Ann, Denise, Joan, Connie, Dione, Lou Ann, Marilyn, Kerri, Lee, Ferry, Kathy, and Haskar!

@bkbinthecity Thanks for the fav Brian!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@gamelee I can honestly say I have never seen a covered bridge shaped this way but there was nothing said about why it was shaped this way in our tour book. It shall remain an unsolved mystery for now!

[wendy frost]

A great bridge capture. I like the winding road through the other side.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@wendyfrost Thank you Wendy! I had fun trying to get this viewpoint without being run over!

[photogq]

so great and with the person for perspective it is even better
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[Kathy]

The red is bold. the bridge is unusual.

[Lisa Poland]

Great view of the bridge. I had to look up the town in Germany because I didn't recognize it. Here's what I found, thought you'd find it interesting, too. "Württemberg is a historical German territory. Together with Baden and Hohenzollern, two other historical territories, it now forms the Federal State of Baden-Württemberg." It's a German "state" in the SW of the country, beside Bavaria.

[Chris K]

fascinating to read the information about the bridges and also answering the question about why they were covered.

[Mickey Anderson]

We just had ours in Ohio! Great shots!!

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

Did I know that you are a fellow Commonwealthian?
Interesting bridge!

[Terry]

Hey Ann, I really like this one. This month we are having our Covered Bridge Festival in Parke County. There are 32 covered bridges in that area.

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@gq @randystreat @homeschoolmom @cruiser @brillomick @skipt07 @sarasdadandmom

Thank you Photoq, Kathy, Lisa, Chris, Mickey, Skip and Terry! Thanks for all the views, comments and favs!

@homeschoolmom Thanks for all the info- that was interesting.

@skipt07 I knew you were, but I'm not sure you realized I was! Sadly we are on opposite ends of the state- but wouldn't it be fun to meet some time!

@sarasdadandmom I remember seeing a lot of them in Carla Smith's project as well as all those beautiful barns.

[Skip Tribby - ​🖖]

@olivetreeann - That would be great! We were in Lancaster this month and traveled up to Rickets Glenn. How far is that from you?

[Ann H. LeFevre]

@skipt07 It's a couple hours (3 to Lancaster I think) but if we're planning ahead, it's certainly doable! Several of our club members have photographed Rickets Glen and speak very highly of it. I'd have to check and see how the trails are. I do have some limitations but I can handle them if they're not too rough. There's probably a few other "half way" type places we can do too- we'll have to do it the old fashioned way and look at a map!