Friday, July 24, 2020
BARRONVALE COVERED BRIDGE - NEW CENTERVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA
LAUREL HILL CREEK
SOMERSET COUNTY
BUILT - 1846
Length - 162'.... WNW of New Centerville, Middlecreek Township. PA281/653 W. 2.8 miles from jct with PA281 in New Centerville, continue W. on PA653 1.1 miles, N. on Barron Church Rd. 0.5 miles, W. on Covered Bridge Rd. 0.9 miles to the bridge. Bridge was reconstructed and strengthened with double heavy Burr string type arches in 1846. Extensively rehabilitated in 1902. The present stone supports were added in 1907. Posted the the National Register of Historic Places on December 11, 1980. Closed to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Double Span Burr Arch.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 38-56-03
Subscribe to:
Post Comments (Atom)
No comments:
Post a Comment