St. Mary's Covered Bridge, also known as Shade Gap Covered Bridge and Huntingdon County Bridge No. 8, is a historic wooden covered bridge

Covered bridge

A covered bridge is a bridge with enclosed sides and a roof, often accommodating only a single lane of traffic. Most covered bridges are wooden; some newer ones are concrete or metal with glass sides...

 located at Cromwell Township in Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania

Huntingdon County, Pennsylvania

Huntingdon County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. In 2010, its population was 45,913.Huntingdon County was created on September 20, 1787, from part of Bedford County. Its county seat is Huntingdon.-Geography:According to the U.S...

. It is a 65.25 feet (19.9 m) 16.5 feet (5 m), Howe Truss bridge with cut stone abutments, constructed in 1889. It crosses the Shade Creek

Shade Creek

Shade Creek is a tributary of Stony Creek in Somerset County, Pennsylvania in the United States.Shade Creek, formed by the confluence of Dark Shade and Clear Shade creeks approximately 1.9 miles downstream of the community of Cairnbrook, flows for 9.5 miles to join Stony Creek at the...

. It is the only remaining covered bridge in Huntingdon County.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places

National Register of Historic Places

The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...

in 1980.