Tuscarora Creek is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline data
The National Map
accessed August 8, 2011

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of the

Juniata River The Juniata River () is a tributary of the Susquehanna River, approximately long,U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map , accessed August 8, 2011 in central Pennsylvania. The river is ...

in central

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in the

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.Gertler, Edward. ''Keystone Canoeing'', Seneca Press, 2004. It rises in eastern

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, east of the borough of

Shade Gap Shade Gap is a borough in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 105 at the 2010 census. Geography Shade Gap is located in southeastern Huntingdon County at (40.180107, -77.865434). It sits at the eastern base of Shad ...

, and flows northeast between

Tuscarora Mountain Tuscarora Mountain is a mountain ridge of the Appalachian Mountains in the Ridge and Valley province in central Pennsylvania. It reaches its highest point on Big Mountain (Pennsylvania) at above sea level. The mountain is named after the Tuscaro ...

and Shade Mountain, reaching the Juniata River at

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in Juniata County. It is traversed by the

Academia Pomeroy Covered Bridge The Academia Pomeroy Covered Bridge at (portal to portal) is the longest remaining covered bridge in Pennsylvania. Built in 1902, this single-lane, double-span wooden covered bridge crosses Tuscarora Creek between Spruce Hill and Beale Townsh ...

, which at portal to portal is the longest remaining covered bridge in Pennsylvania. The bridge spans Tuscarora Creek between Spruce Hill and

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townships. It is listed on the

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and has been owned by the Juniata County Historical Society since 1962.

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External links

U.S. Geological Survey: PA stream gaging stations
Rivers of Pennsylvania Tributaries of the Juniata River Rivers of Juniata County, Pennsylvania {{Pennsylvania-river-stub

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