Thursday, July 30, 2020

LOWER HUMBERT/FAIDLEY COVERED BRIDGE - URSINA, PENNSYLVANIA
















                                                                                                 LAUREL CREEK
                                                                                            SOMERSET COUNTY
                                                                                                    BUILT - 1891

Length - 126'.... N. of Ursina, Lower Turkeyfoot Township. PA281 N. 1.0 miles from jct with 1st St. in Ursina, continue N. (where PA281 curves E.) on Humbert Rd. 1.0 miles, W. on Covered Bridge Rd. 100' to the bridge. It was rebuilt in 1991, with extensive reinforcement work done on the abutments. It was posted on the National Register of Historic Places on December 10, 1980. Open to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Burr Arch Through Truss-sits on steel I-beam stringers.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 38-56-12

Wednesday, July 29, 2020

KINGS BRIDGE COVERED BRIDGE - NEW CENTERVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA















                                                                                                     LAUREL CREEK
                                                                                                SOMERSET COUNTY
                                                                                                       BUILT - 1860*

Length- 127'....W. of New Centerville, Middlecreek Township. PA281/653 W. 2.8 miles from jct with PA281 in New Centerville, continue W. on PA653 1.8 miles, S. on McGuire Rd. 150' to the bridge on the W. side of the road. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 11, 1989. Rebuilt 1906 using original bridge as an infrastructure. Bypassed in the early 1930s. Closed to motor traffic. Rebuilt in 2008. Truss Type - Covered Burr Arch Through Truss      ( Initially was built in the 1860s as a Multiple Kingpost design then the Burr Arches were added in 1906 during the bridge rebuilding).
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 38-56-06

Sunday, July 26, 2020

PACK SADDLE COVERED BRIDGE - BERLIN, PENNSYLVANIA




















                                                                                                           BRUSH CREEK
                                                                                                     SOMERSET COUNTY
                                                                                                             BUILT - 1870

Length - 48'.... SE of Berlin, Fairhope Township. PA160 S. 4.9 miles from jct with Main St. in Berlin, E. (curves S.) on Glencoe Rd. 4.5 miles, E. on Poorbauch Rd. 4.1 miles, N. (curves E.) on SR2017 1.2 miles, N. on Pine Valley Rd. 0.25 miles, W. on Pack Saddle Rd. 0.1 miles to the bridge. Restored in 1997. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 10, 1980. Open to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Kingpost Through Truss with full vertical plank siding and large cut stone abutments.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 38-56-02

HEWITT COVERED BRIDGE - CHANEYSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA



















                                                                                                            TOWN CREEK
                                                                                                       BEDFORD COUNTY
                                                                                                              BUILT - 1879

Length - 88'.... Approx. 6 miles south of Chaneysville. S. Rt-326 (Chaneysville Rd.) approx. 6 miles to L. Town Creek Rd., 1/4 mile to L. Covered Bridge Rd., 1000' to bridge. Rehabilitated in 2000, the entire structure was taken apart, each timber and span numbered, and every piece that could be reused for the rehabilitation was reassembled in the new bridge. Because of the superior craftsmanship employed on the original bridge, 80% of the original structure members were able to be used for the rehabilitation. A steel reinforced under span was also put in place. A 1983 flood washed away a stone and mortar abutment, so both abutments were replaced in the rehabilitation with cement and stone facing to recreate the appearance of the original bridge. The total construction cost of the project was $617,000. Open to through traffic. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 10, 1980. Truss Type - Covered Low to Medium Low Burr Arch Truss. 
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 38-05-26