BELLS MILLS COVERED BRIDGE - WEST NEWTON, PENNSYLVANIA

                                                                                                   SEWICKLEY CREEK
                                                                                           WESTMORELAND COUNTY
                                                                                                           BUILT - 1850

Length - 107'.... E. of West Newton. PA136 ENE 2.5 miles from jct with PA31 just E. of West Newton, S. on Bells Mills Rd. 0.5 miles to the bridge. Designed and built by Daniel McCain. Completely restored in 1988. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 27, 1980. ( Bells Mills covered bridge stood in for a covered bridge in Iowa in the classic Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood film, "Bridges of Madison County." Open to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Burr Arch with tilting vertical truss members. It features pedimented gables and plain pilasters in the Greek Revival style.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 38-65-01