List of covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania facts for kids
This is a list of covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Other bridges and tunnels on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania are listed elsewhere.
In the early 1800s, the first covered bridge in the United States was constructed by Timothy Palmer crossing the Schuylkill River at 30th Street in Philadelphia. This new bridge type, wooden with a covered span, was developed because traditional European methods, typically stone bridges, were not appropriate for the harsh Pennsylvania winters. Many of the bridges were named for pioneer families residing near the bridges.
Some people call Pennsylvania the "Covered Bridge Capital of the Nation".
Current listings
Name | Image | Built | Listed | Location | County | Type | ||
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Academia Pomeroy Covered Bridge | 1902 | August 10, 1979 | Spruce Hill 40°29′37″N 77°28′21″W / 40.49361°N 77.47250°W |
Juniata | Covered Burr truss | |||
Adairs Covered Bridge | 1864, 1919 | August 25, 1980 | Kistler 40°20′29″N 77°25′27″W / 40.34139°N 77.42417°W |
Perry | Covered Burr truss | |||
Aline Covered Bridge | 1884 | August 10, 1979 | Meiserville 40°40′35″N 76°58′46″W / 40.67639°N 76.97944°W |
Snyder | Covered Burr truss arch | |||
Bailey Covered Bridge | 1889 | June 22, 1979 | Prosperity 40°1′14″N 80°11′45″W / 40.02056°N 80.19583°W |
Washington | Covered Burr arch | |||
Banks Covered Bridge | 1889 | June 27, 1980 | New Wilmington 41°5′26″N 80°17′10″W / 41.09056°N 80.28611°W |
Lawrence | Covered Burr arch truss | |||
Barronvale Bridge | 1902 | December 11, 1980 | Somerset 39°57′10″N 79°16′14″W / 39.95278°N 79.27056°W |
Somerset | Covered Burr arch | |||
Bartram's Covered Bridge | 1860 | December 10, 1980 | Newtown Square 39°59′23″N 75°26′15″W / 39.98972°N 75.43750°W |
Chester, Delaware | Covered Burr truss | |||
Baumgardner's Mill Covered Bridge | 1860 | December 11, 1980 | Willow Street 39°55′50″N 76°17′44″W / 39.93056°N 76.29556°W |
Lancaster | Covered Burr arch | |||
Beechdale Bridge | 1870 | December 10, 1980 | Berlin 39°52′54″N 79°2′5″W / 39.88167°N 79.03472°W |
Somerset | Covered Burr arch | |||
Bells Mills Covered Bridge | 1850 | June 27, 1980 | Yukon 40°13′9″N 79°42′37″W / 40.21917°N 79.71028°W |
Westmoreland | ||||
Bistline Covered Bridge | 1871 | August 25, 1980 | Blain 40°20′2″N 77°28′14″W / 40.33389°N 77.47056°W |
Perry | Covered Burr truss | |||
Bitzer's Mill Covered Bridge | 1848 | December 11, 1980 | Ephrata 40°8′25″N 76°9′8″W / 40.14028°N 76.15222°W |
Lancaster | Covered Burr arch | |||
Bogert Covered Bridge | 1841 | December 1, 1980 | Allentown 40°34′8″N 75°30′17″W / 40.56889°N 75.50472°W |
Lehigh | Covered Burr truss | |||
Book's Covered Bridge | 1884 | August 25, 1980 | Blain 40°19′28″N 77°31′29″W / 40.32444°N 77.52472°W |
Perry | Covered Burr truss | |||
Gottlieb Brown Covered Bridge | 1881 | August 8, 1979 | Mooresburg, Potts Grove 41°0′6″N 76°46′26″W / 41.00167°N 76.77389°W |
Montour, Northumberland | Covered Burr arch | |||
Scott Brownlee Covered Bridge | June 22, 1979 | West Finley 40°2′38″N 80°23′53″W / 40.04389°N 80.39806°W |
Washington | Covered kingpost truss | ||||
Buck Hill Farm Covered Bridge | 1844 | December 10, 1980 | Lititz 40°7′55″N 76°18′3″W / 40.13194°N 76.30083°W |
Lancaster | Covered Burr arch | |||
Butcher's Mill Covered Bridge | 1881 | December 11, 1980 | Denver 40°12′28″N 76°8′5″W / 40.20778°N 76.13472°W |
Lancaster | Covered Burr arch | |||
Buttonwood Covered Bridge | 1898 | July 24, 1980 | Liberty 41°30′35″N 77°7′50″W / 41.50972°N 77.13056°W |
Lycoming | Covered Burr arch | |||
Cabin Run Covered Bridge | 1874 | December 1, 1980 | Point Pleasant 40°14′33″N 75°6′45″W / 40.24250°N 75.11250°W |
Bucks | Covered Town truss | |||
Carmichaels Covered Bridge | June 22, 1979 | Carmichael 39°53′46″N 79°57′33″W / 39.89611°N 79.95917°W |
Greene | Covered queenpost truss | ||||
Cogan House Covered Bridge | 1877 | July 24, 1980 | Cogan House 41°23′53″N 77°12′4″W / 41.39806°N 77.20111°W |
Lycoming | Covered Burr arch | |||
Colemanville Covered Bridge | 1856 | December 11, 1980 | Pequea 39°53′55″N 76°20′32″W / 39.89861°N 76.34222°W |
Lancaster | Covered Burr arch | |||
Crawford Covered Bridge | June 22, 1979 | West Finley 40°0′8″N 80°28′20″W / 40.00222°N 80.47222°W |
Washington | Covered queenpost truss | ||||
Creasyville Covered Bridge | 1881 | November 29, 1979 | Millville 41°12′43″N 76°27′42″W / 41.21194°N 76.46167°W |
Columbia | Covered queen post truss | |||
Danley Covered Bridge | June 22, 1979 | West Finley 40°3′18″N 80°26′22″W / 40.05500°N 80.43944°W |
Washington | Covered queenpost truss | ||||
Davis Covered Bridge | 1850 | November 29, 1979 | Catawissa 40°54′40″N 76°26′24″W / 40.91111°N 76.44000°W |
Columbia | Covered Burr truss-arch | |||
Horn Davis Overholtzer Bridge | 1889 | June 22, 1979 | Fairfield, North Fredericktown 40°0′29″N 80°3′45″W / 40.00806°N 80.06250°W |
Greene, Washington | Covered Burr arch | |||
Day Covered Bridge | ca. 1875 | June 22, 1979 | Prosperity 40°1′46″N 80°17′35″W / 40.02944°N 80.29306°W |
Washington | Covered queenpost truss | |||
Dellville Covered Bridge | 1889 | August 25, 1980 | Dellville 40°21′49″N 77°7′0″W / 40.36361°N 77.11667°W |
Perry | Covered Burr truss | |||
Devil's Den, McClurg Covered Bridge | June 22, 1979 | Hanover Township park in Hanover Township 40°25′28.52″N 80°26′47.51″W / 40.4245889°N 80.4465306°W |
Washington | Covered kingpost truss | ||||
Diehls Covered Bridge | April 10, 1980 | New Buena Vista 40°0′34″N 78°38′55″W / 40.00944°N 78.64861°W |
Bedford | Covered | ||||
Dimmsville Covered Bridge | August 10, 1979 | Dimmsville 40°36′23″N 77°8′20″W / 40.60639°N 77.13889°W |
Juniata | Covered Burr truss | ||||
Dreese's Covered Bridge | ca. 1870 | August 10, 1979 | Beavertown 40°46′31″N 77°8′42″W / 40.77528°N 77.14500°W |
Snyder | Covered Burr arch | |||
Dreibelbis Station Bridge | 1869 | February 23, 1981 | Lenhartsville 40°33′17″N 75°52′48″W / 40.55472°N 75.88000°W |
Berks | Covered Burr arch truss | |||
East Oriental Covered Bridge | August 10, 1979 | Meiserville, Oriental 40°38′20″N 77°0′5″W / 40.63889°N 77.00139°W |
Juniata, Snyder | Covered Burr truss | ||||
Ebenezer Covered Bridge | 1977 | June 22, 1979 | Ginger Hill 40°11′28″N 80°2′28″W / 40.19111°N 80.04111°W |
Washington | Covered queenpost truss | |||
Sam Eckman Covered Bridge No. 92 | 1876 | November 29, 1979 | Millville 41°10′39″N 76°29′26″W / 41.17750°N 76.49056°W |
Columbia | Covered Warren truss | |||
Erb's Covered Bridge | 1887 | December 10, 1980 | Rothsville 40°10′3″N 76°14′39″W / 40.16750°N 76.24417°W |
Lancaster | Covered Burr arch | |||
Erskine Covered Bridge | 1845 | June 22, 1979 | West Alexander 40°3′59″N 80°30′59″W / 40.06639°N 80.51639°W |
Washington | Covered queenpost truss | |||
Erwinna Covered Bridge | 1871 | December 1, 1980 | Erwinna 40°30′9″N 75°4′29″W / 40.50250°N 75.07472°W |
Bucks | Covered Town truss | |||
Factory Bridge | 1880 | February 8, 1980 | White Deer 41°4′25″N 76°54′12″W / 41.07361°N 76.90333°W |
Union | Covered king & queen trusses | |||
Feltons Mill Covered Bridge | April 10, 1980 | Bedford 39°58′22″N 78°17′20″W / 39.97278°N 78.28889°W |
Bedford | Covered | ||||
Fischtner Covered Bridge | April 10, 1980 | Stringtown 39°45′49″N 78°45′6″W / 39.76361°N 78.75167°W |
Bedford | Covered | ||||
Fleisher Covered Bridge | 1887 | August 25, 1980 | Newport 40°29′22″N 77°9′31″W / 40.48944°N 77.15861°W |
Perry | Covered Burr truss | |||
Forksville Covered Bridge | 1850 | July 24, 1980 | Forksville 41°29′18″N 76°36′0″W / 41.48833°N 76.60000°W |
Sullivan | Covered Burr arch | |||
Forry's Mill Covered Bridge | 1869 | December 11, 1980 | Columbia 40°3′59″N 76°28′42″W / 40.06639°N 76.47833°W |
Lancaster | Covered Burr arch | |||
Fowlersville Covered Bridge | 1886 | November 29, 1979 | Fowlersville 41°3′19″N 76°19′39″W / 41.05528°N 76.32750°W |
Columbia | Covered queen post truss | |||
Frankenfield Covered Bridge | 1832 | December 1, 1980 | Point Pleasant 40°28′32″N 75°5′59″W / 40.47556°N 75.09972°W |
Bucks | Covered Town truss | |||
Furnace Covered Bridge No. 11 | 1882 | November 29, 1979 | Esther 40°54′24″N 76°27′37″W / 40.90667°N 76.46028°W |
Columbia | Covered queen post truss | |||
Geiger Covered Bridge | 1860 | December 1, 1980 | Orefield 40°38′46″N 75°37′0″W / 40.64611°N 75.61667°W |
Lehigh | Covered Burr truss | |||
Gibson's Covered Bridge | 1872 | December 10, 1980 | Downingtown 39°58′34″N 75°41′0″W / 39.97611°N 75.68333°W |
Chester | Covered Burr truss | |||
Glen Hope Covered Bridge | 1889 | December 10, 1980 | West Grove 39°43′37″N 75°54′28″W / 39.72694°N 75.90778°W |
Chester | Covered Burr truss | |||
Glessner Bridge | 1881 | December 10, 1980 | Shanksville 40°1′33″N 78°55′16″W / 40.02583°N 78.92111°W |
Somerset | Covered multiple kingpost truss | |||
Griesemer's Mill Bridge | 1832 | February 23, 1981 | Oley 40°21′46″N 75°44′18″W / 40.36278°N 75.73833°W |
Berks | Covered Burr truss | |||
Grimes Covered Bridge | June 22, 1979 | Waynesburg 39°57′16″N 80°9′35″W / 39.95444°N 80.15972°W |
Greene | Covered kingpost truss | ||||
Gross Bridge | ca. 1878 | August 29, 1977 | Beavertown 40°45′6″N 77°13′24″W / 40.75167°N 77.22333°W |
Snyder | Covered Burr arch | |||
Gudgeonville Covered Bridge | 1868 | September 17, 1980 | Girard 41°58′54″N 80°15′58″W / 41.98167°N 80.26611°W |
Erie | Covered multiple kingpost truss | |||
Hall's Bridge | ca. 1850 | April 23, 1973 | Chester Springs 40°8′51″N 75°37′15″W / 40.14750°N 75.62083°W |
Chester | Covered Burr truss | |||
Halls Mill Covered Bridge | April 10, 1980 | Hopewell 40°7′27″N 78°19′2″W / 40.12417°N 78.31722°W |
Bedford | Covered | ||||
Harmon's Covered Bridge | 1910 | August 3, 1979 | Willet 40°42′48″N 79°4′53″W / 40.71333°N 79.08139°W |
Indiana | Covered Town truss | |||
Harrington Covered Bridge | ca. 1870 | September 17, 1980 | Albion 41°52′8″N 80°25′45″W / 41.86889°N 80.42917°W |
Erie | Covered kingpost truss | |||
Hassenplug Bridge | 1825 | February 8, 1980 | Mifflinburg 40°55′25″N 77°3′0″W / 40.92361°N 77.05000°W |
Union | Covered Burr truss | |||
Hayes Bridge | 1882 | February 8, 1980 | Mifflinburg 40°55′34″N 77°5′32″W / 40.92611°N 77.09222°W |
Union | Covered king truss | |||
Hays Bridge Historic District | 1883 | July 31, 1978 | Mercersburg 39°47′19″N 77°51′15″W / 39.78861°N 77.85417°W |
Franklin | Covered Burr truss | |||
Heikes Covered Bridge | August 25, 1980 | Heidlersburg 39°58′41″N 77°8′47″W / 39.97806°N 77.14639°W |
Adams | Covered Burr truss | ||||
Heirline Covered Bridge | April 10, 1980 | Manns Choice 40°1′0″N 78°35′37″W / 40.01667°N 78.59361°W |
Bedford | Covered | ||||
Henniger Farm Covered Bridge | ca. 1850 | December 18, 1978 | Elizabethville 40°34′38″N 76°47′3″W / 40.57722°N 76.78417°W |
Dauphin | Burr & double-arch truss | |||
Henry Covered Bridge | ca. 1881 | June 22, 1979 | Monongahela 40°12′8″N 80°1′1″W / 40.20222°N 80.01694°W |
Washington | Covered queenpost truss | |||
Herr's Mill Covered Bridge | 1885 | December 10, 1980 | Soundersbury 40°0′35″N 76°9′44″W / 40.00972°N 76.16222°W |
Lancaster | Covered Burr arch | |||
Hewitt Covered Bridge | April 10, 1980 | Hewitt 39°45′16″N 78°30′40″W / 39.75444°N 78.51111°W |
Bedford | Covered | ||||
Hillsgrove Covered Bridge | ca. 1850 | July 2, 1973 | Hillsgrove 41°27′39″N 76°40′17″W / 41.46083°N 76.67139°W |
Sullivan | Covered arch truss | |||
Himmel's Church Covered Bridge | 1874 | August 8, 1979 | Rebuck 40°43′23″N 76°43′12″W / 40.72306°N 76.72000°W |
Northumberland | Covered multiple kingpost truss | |||
Hollingshead Covered Bridge No. 40 | 1850 | November 29, 1979 | Catawissa 40°57′6″N 76°26′52″W / 40.95167°N 76.44778°W |
Columbia | Covered Burr arch | |||
Hughes Covered Bridge | 1889 | June 22, 1979 | Prosperity 40°1′59″N 80°9′37″W / 40.03306°N 80.16028°W |
Washington | Covered queenpost truss | |||
Jacks Mountain Covered Bridge | August 25, 1980 | Iron Springs 39°46′1″N 77°23′13″W / 39.76694°N 77.38694°W |
Adams | Covered Burr truss | ||||
Jacksons Mill Covered Bridge | April 10, 1980 | Bedford 39°58′16″N 78°16′19″W / 39.97111°N 78.27194°W |
Bedford | Covered | ||||
Jackson's Mill Covered Bridge | June 22, 1979 | Kings Creek Road spanning Kings Creek in Hanover Township, northwest of Burgettstown 40°25′26.08″N 80°29′21.3″W / 40.4239111°N 80.489250°W |
Washington | Covered queenpost truss | ||||
Johnson Covered Bridge No. 28 | 1882 | November 29, 1979 | Catawissa 40°52′40″N 76°29′2″W / 40.87778°N 76.48389°W |
Columbia | Covered Warren truss | |||
Josiah Hess Covered Bridge No. 122 | 1875 | November 29, 1979 | Forks 41°6′53″N 76°20′23″W / 41.11472°N 76.33972°W |
Columbia | Covered Burr truss-arch | |||
Jud Christie Covered Bridge No. 95 | 1876 | November 29, 1979 | Millville 41°11′45″N 76°28′24″W / 41.19583°N 76.47333°W |
Columbia | Covered queen post truss | |||
Kaufman's Distillery Covered Bridge | 1874 | December 11, 1980 | Manheim 40°8′53″N 76°24′37″W / 40.14806°N 76.41028°W |
Lancaster | Covered Burr arch | |||
Keefer Covered Bridge No. 7 | 1853 | November 29, 1979 | Washingtonville 41°1′59″N 76°41′31″W / 41.03306°N 76.69194°W |
Montour | Covered Burr arch | |||
Keefer Station Covered Bridge | 1888 | August 8, 1979 | Sunbury 40°52′14″N 76°43′25″W / 40.87056°N 76.72361°W |
Northumberland | Covered Burr arch | |||
Keller's Covered Bridge | 1873 | December 10, 1980 | Ephrata Township 40°9′51″N 76°13′57″W / 40.16417°N 76.23250°W |
Lancaster | Covered Burr arch | |||
Kennedy Bridge | 1856 | January 21, 1974 | Kimberton 40°8′25″N 75°34′36″W / 40.14028°N 75.57667°W |
Chester | Covered Burr truss | |||
Kidd's Mills Covered Bridge Historic District | 1868 | December 2, 1974 | Greenville | Mercer | Covered Smith cross truss | |||
King Covered Bridge | June 22, 1979 | Kuhntown 39°45′25″N 80°16′21″W / 39.75694°N 80.27250°W |
Greene | Covered queenpost truss | ||||
King's Bridge | 1857, 1906 | December 11, 1980 | Somerset 39°56′15″N 79°16′17″W / 39.93750°N 79.27139°W |
Somerset | Covered kingpost truss | |||
Kintersburg Covered Bridge | 1877 | August 3, 1979 | Kintersburg 40°42′48.7″N 79°4′52.3″W / 40.713528°N 79.081194°W |
Indiana | Covered Howe truss | |||
Knapp's Covered Bridge | 1853 | July 24, 1980 | Burlington 41°47′9″N 76°33′13″W / 41.78583°N 76.55361°W |
Bradford | Covered Burr truss | |||
Knecht's Mill Covered Bridge | 1873 | December 1, 1980 | Springtown 40°34′11″N 75°15′4″W / 40.56972°N 75.25111°W |
Bucks | Covered Town truss | |||
Knox Covered Bridge in Valley Forge National Historical Park |
1865 | October 15, 1966 | Valley Forge State Park 40°5′14″N 75°27′22″W / 40.08722°N 75.45611°W |
Chester County | Covered Burr truss | |||
Dr. Knisley Covered Bridge | 1867 | April 10, 1980 | Alum Bank 40°9′36″N 78°36′8″W / 40.16000°N 78.60222°W |
Bedford | Covered | |||
Lawrence L. Knoebel Covered Bridge | 1875, 1935, 1937 | August 8, 1979 | Knoebel's Grove 40°52′38″N 76°30′21″W / 40.87722°N 76.50583°W |
Northumberland | Covered modified queenpost truss | |||
Kochendefer Covered Bridge | 1919 | August 25, 1980 | Saville 40°25′27″N 77°23′15″W / 40.42417°N 77.38750°W |
Perry | Covered modified king, queen | |||
Kramer Covered Bridge No. 113 | 1881 | November 29, 1979 | Rohrsburg 41°7′16″N 76°25′56″W / 41.12111°N 76.43222°W |
Columbia | Covered queen post truss | |||
Kreidersville Covered Bridge | 1840 | December 1, 1980 | Kreidersville 40°43′25″N 75°29′35″W / 40.72361°N 75.49306°W |
Northampton | Covered Burr arch truss | |||
Kreigbaum Covered Bridge | 1876 | August 8, 1979 | Elysburg, Numidia 40°50′51″N 76°30′29″W / 40.84750°N 76.50806°W |
Columbia, Northumberland | Covered queenpost truss | |||
Krepps Covered Bridge | June 22, 1979 | Midway 40°20′26″N 80°19′53″W / 40.34056°N 80.33139°W |
Washington | Covered kingpost truss | ||||
Kutz's Mill Bridge | 1854 | February 23, 1981 | Kutztown 40°32′4″N 75°48′21″W / 40.53444°N 75.80583°W |
Berks | Covered Burr truss | |||
Lairdsville Covered Bridge | 1888 | July 24, 1980 | Hughesville 41°12′26″N 76°38′10″W / 41.20722°N 76.63611°W |
Lycoming | Covered Burr arch | |||
Landis Mill Covered Bridge | 1878 | December 10, 1980 | Lancaster 40°4′6″N 76°20′43″W / 40.06833°N 76.34528°W |
Lancaster | Covered king post truss | |||
Larkin Covered Bridge | 1881 | December 10, 1980 | Downingtown 40°4′15″N 75°43′15″W / 40.07083°N 75.72083°W |
Chester | Covered Burr truss | |||
Leaman Place Covered Bridge | 1893 | December 11, 1980 | Intercourse 40°0′44″N 76°6′30″W / 40.01222°N 76.10833°W |
Lancaster | Covered Burr arch | |||
Leatherman Covered Bridge | June 22, 1979 | Cokeburg 40°20′26″N 80°19′53″W / 40.34056°N 80.33139°W |
Washington | Covered queenpost truss | ||||
Lehman's, Port Royal Covered Bridge | 1888 | August 10, 1979 | Port Royal 40°31′45″N 77°23′45″W / 40.52917°N 77.39583°W |
Juniata | Covered double Burr arch | |||
Lime Valley Covered Bridge | 1871 | December 10, 1980 | Refton 39°57′38″N 76°14′6″W / 39.96056°N 76.23500°W |
Lancaster | Covered Burr arch | |||
Lippincott Covered Bridge | 1943 | June 22, 1979 | Waynesburg 39°56′36″N 80°7′35″W / 39.94333°N 80.12639°W |
Greene | Covered kingpost truss | |||
Little Gap Covered Bridge | ca. 1860 | December 1, 1980 | Little Gap 40°49′52″N 75°31′22″W / 40.83111°N 75.52278°W |
Carbon | Covered Burr truss | |||
Logan Mills Covered Bridge | 1874 | August 6, 1979 | Loganton 41°0′20″N 77°23′11″W / 41.00556°N 77.38639°W |
Clinton | Covered Queen post truss | |||
Loux Covered Bridge | 1874 | December 1, 1980 | Pipersville 40°25′21″N 75°7′41″W / 40.42250°N 75.12806°W |
Bucks | Covered Town truss | |||
Lower Humbert Covered Bridge | 1891 | December 10, 1980 | Ursina 39°50′25″N 79°19′24″W / 39.84028°N 79.32333°W |
Somerset | Covered Burr arch | |||
Lyle Covered Bridge | June 22, 1979 | Kramer Road spanning Brush Run in Hanover Township, north of Raccoon 40°27′15.26″N 80°22′31.85″W / 40.4542389°N 80.3755139°W |
Washington | Covered queenpost truss | ||||
Manasses Guth Covered Bridge | 1858, 1882 | December 1, 1980 | Orefield 40°37′42″N 75°33′13″W / 40.62833°N 75.55361°W |
Lehigh | Covered Burr arch truss | |||
Martin's Mill Covered Bridge | 1849 | February 15, 1974 | Greencastle 39°45′53″N 77°46′33″W / 39.76472°N 77.77583°W |
Franklin | Covered Town lattice truss | |||
Martin's Mill Covered Bridge | June 22, 1979 | Marianna 40°0′49″N 80°7′54″W / 40.01361°N 80.13167°W |
Washington | Covered queenpost truss | ||||
Blaney Mays Covered Bridge | June 22, 1979 | Claysville 40°5′17″N 80°29′15″W / 40.08806°N 80.48750°W |
Washington | Covered queenpost truss | ||||
McConnell's Mill Covered Bridge | 1874 | June 27, 1980 | Slippery Rock Township 40°57′10″N 80°10′14″W / 40.95278°N 80.17056°W |
Lawrence | Covered Howe truss | |||
McGees Mills Covered Bridge | 1873 | April 17, 1980 | Mahaffey 40°52′48″N 78°45′55″W / 40.88000°N 78.76528°W |
Clearfield | Covered Burr truss | |||
Mercer's Mill Covered Bridge | 1880 | December 11, 1980 | Atglen, Christiana 39°55′53″N 75°58′54″W / 39.93139°N 75.98167°W |
Chester, Lancaster | Covered Burr arch | |||
Longdon L. Miller Covered Bridge | June 22, 1979 | West Finley 39°58′41″N 80°26′47″W / 39.97806°N 80.44639°W |
Washington | Covered queenpost truss | ||||
Millmont Red Bridge | 1855 | February 8, 1980 | Millmont 40°52′41″N 77°9′21″W / 40.87806°N 77.15583°W |
Union | Covered Burr truss | |||
Mt. Pleasant Covered Bridge | 1918 | August 25, 1980 | New Germantown 40°18′54″N 77°32′44″W / 40.31500°N 77.54556°W |
Perry | Covered modified king, queen | |||
Neff's Mill Covered Bridge | 1875 | December 11, 1980 | Strasburg 39°58′43″N 76°13′33″W / 39.97861°N 76.22583°W |
Lancaster | Covered Burr arch | |||
New Baltimore Bridge | 1879 | December 10, 1980 | New Baltimore 39°59′13″N 78°46′21″W / 39.98694°N 78.77250°W |
Somerset | Covered queenpost truss | |||
New Germantown Covered Bridge | 1891 | August 25, 1980 | New Germantown 40°18′24″N 77°34′6″W / 40.30667°N 77.56833°W |
Perry | Covered modified king, queen | |||
New Paris Covered Bridge | 1882 | April 10, 1980 | New Paris 40°7′42″N 78°38′21″W / 40.12833°N 78.63917°W |
Bedford | Covered | |||
North Oriental Covered Bridge | August 10, 1979 | Meiserville, Oriental 40°39′42″N 77°0′41″W / 40.66167°N 77.01139°W |
Juniata, Snyder | Covered multiple kingpost truss | ||||
Osterburg Covered Bridge | 1890 | April 10, 1980 | Osterburg 40°10′37″N 78°32′30″W / 40.17694°N 78.54167°W |
Bedford | Covered | |||
Packsaddle Bridge | 1870 | December 10, 1980 | Glen Savage 39°52′4″N 78°49′3″W / 39.86778°N 78.81750°W |
Somerset | Covered kingpost truss | |||
Parr's Mill Covered Bridge No. 10 | 1865 | November 29, 1979 | Parr's Mill 40°54′23″N 76°28′23″W / 40.90639°N 76.47306°W |
Columbia | Covered Burr truss-arch | |||
Patterson Covered Bridge No. 112 | 1875 | November 29, 1979 | Orangeville 41°6′34″N 76°25′3″W / 41.10944°N 76.41750°W |
Columbia | Covered Burr truss-arch | |||
Pine Bank Covered Bridge | 1962 | June 22, 1979 | Studa 40°17′20″N 80°29′27″W / 40.28889°N 80.49083°W |
Washington | Covered kingpost truss | |||
Pine Grove Covered Bridge | 1884 | December 11, 1980 | Kirkwood, Oxford 39°47′37″N 76°2′41″W / 39.79361°N 76.04472°W |
Chester, Lancaster | Covered Burr arch | |||
Pine Valley Covered Bridge | 1842 | December 1, 1980 | New Britain 40°18′19″N 75°11′16″W / 40.30528°N 75.18778°W |
Bucks | Covered Town truss | |||
Pinetown Covered Bridge | 1867 | December 11, 1980 | Lancaster 40°6′20″N 76°14′55″W / 40.10556°N 76.24861°W |
Lancaster | Covered Burr arch | |||
Plant's Covered Bridge | June 22, 1979 | West Finley 40°1′16″N 80°24′58″W / 40.02111°N 80.41611°W |
Washington | Covered kingpost truss | ||||
Pleasantville Bridge | 1852 | February 23, 1981 | Oley 40°22′44″N 75°44′21″W / 40.37889°N 75.73917°W |
Berks | Covered Burr truss | |||
Pool Forge Covered Bridge | 1859 | December 11, 1980 | Churchtown 40°8′27″N 76°0′0″W / 40.14083°N 76.00000°W |
Lancaster | Covered Burr arch | |||
Ralston Freeman Covered Bridge | June 22, 1979 | North of Paris crossing Aunt Clara's Fork of King's Creek in Hanover Township 40°26′49.19″N 80°30′25.64″W / 40.4469972°N 80.5071222°W |
Washington | Covered kingpost truss | ||||
Ramp Covered Bridge | 1870 | August 25, 1980 | Newburg 40°8′10″N 77°31′26″W / 40.13611°N 77.52389°W |
Cumberland | Covered Burr arch truss | |||
Rapps Bridge | 1866 | June 18, 1973 | Phoenixville 40°8′17.7″N 75°33′10.3″W / 40.138250°N 75.552861°W |
Chester | Covered Burr truss | |||
Red Covered Bridge | 1886 | August 25, 1980 | Liverpool 40°34′5″N 77°0′14″W / 40.56806°N 77.00389°W |
Perry | Covered modified king, queen | |||
Red Run Covered Bridge | 1866 | December 11, 1980 | Terre Hill 40°10′32″N 76°4′55″W / 40.17556°N 76.08194°W |
Lancaster | Covered Burr arch | |||
Neils Red Covered Bridge | June 22, 1979 | Garards Fort 39°48′43″N 80°0′50″W / 39.81194°N 80.01389°W |
Greene | Covered Burr arch | ||||
Rex Covered Bridge | 1858 | December 1, 1980 | Orefield 40°38′5″N 75°36′47″W / 40.63472°N 75.61306°W |
Lehigh | Covered Burr arch truss | |||
Rice Covered Bridge | 1869 | August 25, 1980 | Landisburg 40°20′9″N 77°18′34″W / 40.33583°N 77.30944°W |
Perry | Covered Burr, queen post truss | |||
Richards Covered Bridge | 1840 | August 8, 1979 | Elysburg 40°50′51″N 76°30′29″W / 40.84750°N 76.50806°W |
Northumberland | Covered multiple kingpost, queenpost | |||
Riegel Covered Bridge No. 6 | 1870 | November 29, 1979 | Catawissa 40°54′44″N 76°30′49″W / 40.91222°N 76.51361°W |
Columbia | Covered Burr arch | |||
Rishel Covered Bridge | 1830 | August 8, 1979 | Montandon 40°57′37″N 76°48′58″W / 40.96028°N 76.81611°W |
Northumberland | Covered Burr arch | |||
Rohrbach Covered Bridge No. 24 | 1846 | November 29, 1979 | Catawissa 40°54′0″N 76°30′43″W / 40.90000°N 76.51194°W |
Columbia | Covered queen post truss | |||
Rudolph and Arthur Covered Bridge | 1880 | December 10, 1980 | West Grove 39°44′45″N 75°52′57″W / 39.74583°N 75.88250°W |
Chester | Covered Burr truss | |||
Rupert Covered Bridge No. 56 | 1847 | November 29, 1979 | Rupert 40°58′53″N 76°28′23″W / 40.98139°N 76.47306°W |
Columbia | Covered Burr truss-arch | |||
Ryot Covered Bridge | 1868 | April 10, 1980 | Fishertown 40°8′32″N 78°37′30″W / 40.14222°N 78.62500°W |
Bedford | Covered | |||
Sauck's Covered Bridge | 1854 | August 25, 1980 | Cumberland / Freedom Townships 39°47′50.5″N 77°16′34″W / 39.797361°N 77.27611°W |
Adams | Covered Town truss | |||
Saville Covered Bridge | 1903 | August 25, 1980 | Saville 40°26′17″N 77°23′47″W / 40.43806°N 77.39639°W |
Perry | Covered Burr | |||
Sawhill Covered Bridge | 1915 | June 22, 1979 | Taylorstown 40°10′48″N 80°24′59″W / 40.18000°N 80.41639°W |
Washington | Covered queenpost truss | |||
Schlicher Covered Bridge | 1882 | December 1, 1980 | Allentown 40°39′42″N 75°37′38″W / 40.66167°N 75.62722°W |
Lehigh | Covered Burr truss | |||
Schuylkill County Bridge No. 113 | ca. 1875 | January 3, 1978 | Rock 40°32′42″N 76°17′43″W / 40.54500°N 76.29528°W |
Schuylkill | Burr arch | |||
Schuylkill County Bridge No. 114 | ca. 1875 | January 3, 1978 | Rock 40°32′39″N 76°19′33″W / 40.54417°N 76.32583°W |
Schuylkill | Burr arch | |||
Scott Covered Bridge | June 22, 1979 | Rogersville 39°53′15″N 80°19′33″W / 39.88750°N 80.32583°W |
Greene | Covered queenpost truss | ||||
Seigrist's Mill Covered Bridge | 1885 | December 10, 1980 | Columbia 40°4′33″N 76°28′17″W / 40.07583°N 76.47139°W |
Lancaster | Covered Burr arch | |||
Shaffer's Bridge | 1877 | December 10, 1980 | Tire Hill 40°16′52″N 78°57′52″W / 40.28111°N 78.96444°W |
Somerset | Covered Burr arch | |||
Sheard's Mill Covered Bridge | ca. 1873 | December 1, 1980 | Richardtown 40°27′17″N 75°16′44″W / 40.45472°N 75.27889°W |
Bucks | Covered Town truss | |||
Shearer's Covered Bridge | 1856 | December 10, 1980 | Manheim 40°10′19″N 76°23′25″W / 40.17194°N 76.39028°W |
Lancaster | Covered Burr arch | |||
Shenk's Mill Covered Bridge | 1855 | December 10, 1980 | Manheim 40°6′56″N 76°25′32″W / 40.11556°N 76.42556°W |
Lancaster | Covered Burr arch | |||
Shoemaker Covered Bridge | 1881 | November 29, 1979 | Iola 41°9′5″N 76°32′11″W / 41.15139°N 76.53639°W |
Columbia | Covered queen post truss | |||
Shriver Covered Bridge | June 22, 1979 | Rogersville 39°51′9″N 80°16′46″W / 39.85250°N 80.27944°W |
Greene | Covered queenpost truss | ||||
Snooks Covered Bridge | 1880 | April 10, 1980 | Alum Bank 40°10′9″N 78°34′48″W / 40.16917°N 78.58000°W |
Bedford | Covered | |||
Snyder Covered Bridge No. 17 | ca. 1860 | November 29, 1979 | Slabtown 40°54′5″N 76°23′41″W / 40.90139°N 76.39472°W |
Columbia | Covered queen post truss | |||
Sonestown Covered Bridge | ca. 1850 | July 24, 1980 | Sonestown 41°20′47″N 76°33′19″W / 41.34639°N 76.55528°W |
Sullivan | Covered Burr arch | |||
South Perkasie Covered Bridge | 1832 | December 1, 1980 | Perkasie 40°22′3″N 75°17′43″W / 40.36750°N 75.29528°W |
Bucks | Covered Town truss | |||
Speakman No. 1 | 1881 | December 10, 1980 | Modena 39°55′46″N 75°49′21″W / 39.92944°N 75.82250°W |
Chester | Covered Burr truss | |||
Speakman No. 2, Mary Ann Pyle Bridge | 1881 | December 10, 1980 | Modena 39°55′19″N 75°48′1″W / 39.92194°N 75.80028°W |
Chester | Covered Burr truss | |||
Sprowl's Covered Bridge | 1875 | June 22, 1979 | West Finley 40°0′39″N 80°24′25″W / 40.01083°N 80.40694°W |
Washington | Covered kingpost truss | |||
St. Mary's Covered Bridge | 1889 | March 20, 1980 | Orbisonia 40°12′21″N 77°52′42″W / 40.20583°N 77.87833°W |
Huntingdon | Covered Howe truss | |||
Linton Stephens Covered Bridge | 1886 | December 10, 1980 | New London 39°45′23″N 75°54′46″W / 39.75639°N 75.91278°W |
Chester | Covered Burr truss | |||
Stillwater Covered Bridge No. 134 | 1849 | November 29, 1979 | Stillwater 41°9′7″N 76°21′39″W / 41.15194°N 76.36083°W |
Columbia | Covered Burr arch | |||
Thomas Covered Bridge | 1879 | August 3, 1979 | Creekside 40°39′50″N 79°14′13″W / 40.66389°N 79.23694°W |
Indiana | Covered Town truss | |||
Thomas Mill Covered Bridge | 1855 | December 1, 1980 | Philadelphia 40°4′18″N 75°13′33″W / 40.07167°N 75.22583°W |
Philadelphia | Covered Howe truss | |||
Trostletown Bridge | 1845 | December 11, 1980 | Stoystown 40°5′45″N 78°56′44″W / 40.09583°N 78.94556°W |
Somerset | Covered kingpost truss | |||
Trusal Covered Bridge | 1870 | August 3, 1979 | Willet 40°43′49″N 79°11′5″W / 40.73028°N 79.18472°W |
Indiana | Covered Town truss | |||
Twin Bridges-East Paden Covered Bridge No. 120 | 1850 | November 29, 1979 | Forks 41°6′25″N 76°21′25″W / 41.10694°N 76.35694°W |
Columbia | Covered queen post truss | |||
Twin Bridges-West Paden Covered Bridge No. 121 | 1850 | November 29, 1979 | Forks 41°6′25″N 76°21′25″W / 41.10694°N 76.35694°W |
Columbia | Covered Burr truss-arch | |||
Van Sant Covered Bridge | 1875 | December 1, 1980 | New Hope 40°19′37″N 74°57′29″W / 40.32694°N 74.95806°W |
Bucks | Covered Town truss | |||
Waggoner Covered Bridge | 1889 | August 25, 1980 | Loysville 40°21′34″N 77°22′23″W / 40.35944°N 77.37306°W |
Perry | Covered Burr truss | |||
Wagner Covered Bridge No. 19 | 1856 | November 29, 1979 | Newlin 40°53′32″N 76°22′28″W / 40.89222°N 76.37444°W |
Columbia | Covered queen post truss | Philadelphia | Prestressed concrete beam--> | |
Walter's Mill Bridge | 1830 | December 10, 1980 | Somerset 40°3′56″N 79°4′40″W / 40.06556°N 79.07778°W |
Somerset | Covered Burr arch | |||
Wanich Covered Bridge No. 69 | 1884 | November 29, 1979 | Fernville 41°2′23″N 76°29′1″W / 41.03972°N 76.48361°W |
Columbia | Covered Burr truss-arch | |||
Waterford Covered Bridge | 1875 | September 17, 1980 | Waterford 41°56′29″N 79°57′52″W / 41.94139°N 79.96444°W |
Erie | Covered Town truss | |||
Weaver's Mill Covered Bridge | 1878 | December 11, 1980 | Churchtown 40°7′47″N 75°58′35″W / 40.12972°N 75.97639°W |
Lancaster | Covered Burr arch | |||
Wehr Covered Bridge | 1841 | December 1, 1980 | Orefield 40°34′8″N 75°30′17″W / 40.56889°N 75.50472°W |
Lehigh | Covered Burr truss | |||
Wertz's Covered Bridge | 1867 | November 17, 1978 | Reading 40°22′7″N 75°58′44″W / 40.36861°N 75.97889°W |
Berks | Covered Burr arch truss | |||
White Covered Bridge | June 22, 1979 | Garards Fort 39°48′24″N 80°03′39″W / 39.80667°N 80.06083°W |
Greene | Covered queenpost truss | ||||
White Rock Forge Covered Bridge | 1847 | December 10, 1980 | Kirkwood 39°49′29″N 76°5′25″W / 39.82472°N 76.09028°W |
Lancaster | Covered Burr arch | |||
Wilson's Mill Covered Bridge | June 22, 1979 | Avella 40°15′15″N 80°23′55″W / 40.25417°N 80.39861°W |
Washington | Covered kingpost truss | ||||
Woods Covered Bridge | 1899 | June 22, 1979 | Oak Forest 39°51′46″N 80°4′50″W / 39.86278°N 80.08056°W |
Greene | Covered queenpost truss | |||
Cerl Wright Covered Bridge | June 22, 1979 | Bentleyville 40°9′32″N 80°2′56″W / 40.15889°N 80.04889°W |
Washington | Covered kingpost truss | ||||
Wyit Sprowls Covered Bridge | June 22, 1979 | East Finley 40°02′22″N 80°24′06″W / 40.03944°N 80.40167°W |
Washington | Covered queenpost truss | ||||
Y Covered Bridge No. 156 | 1887 | November 29, 1979 | Central 41°17′23″N 76°21′52″W / 41.28972°N 76.36444°W |
Columbia | Covered queen post truss | |||
Zook's Mill Covered Bridge | 1849 | December 11, 1980 | Brownstown 40°7′50″N 76°13′54″W / 40.13056°N 76.23167°W |
Lancaster | Covered Burr arch |
Former listings
Name | Image | Built | Listed | Location | County | Type |
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Bittenbender Covered Bridge | 1888 | Removed June 28, 2006 | Huntington Mills 41°10′51″N 76°13′30″W / 41.18083°N 76.22500°W |
Luzerne | Covered queenpost truss | |
Carman Covered Bridge | 1870 | Removed November 29, 1996 | West Springfield | Erie | Covered multiple kingpost truss | |
Conewago Chapel Covered Bridge | Removed June 27, 1986 | McSherrystown | Adams | Covered Burr truss | ||
Haupt's Mill Covered Bridge | 1872 | Removed June 27, 1986 | Springtown | Bucks | Covered Town truss | |
Jackson's Mill Covered Bridge | 1878 | Removed June 27, 1986 | Kirkwood | Lancaster | Covered Burr arch | |
McDaniels Covered Bridge | Removed October 13, 1988 | Bedford | Bedford | Covered | ||
Mood's Covered Bridge | 1874 | Removed August 19, 2004 | Perkasie | Bucks | Covered Town truss | |
Risser's Mill Covered Bridge | 1849 | Removed December 5, 2003 | Manheim | Lancaster | Covered Burr arch | |
Twining Ford Covered Bridge | Removed June 1, 1994 | Newtown | Bucks | Covered Town truss | ||
Welle Hess Covered Bridge No. S1 | 1871 | Removed June 27, 1986 | Grassmere Park | Columbia | Covered Burr arch truss |
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