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

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