Saturday, June 19, 2021

FORKSVILLE COVERED BRIDGE - FORKSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA






















           LOYALSOCK CREEK
           SULLIVAN COUNTY
           BUILT - 1850

Length - 153' .... In Forksville. PA154 S. 0.25 miles from jct with PA87 in Forksville, W. on Bridge St. 150' to the bridge. The building of the bridge was supervised by the 18-year-old Sadler Rogers, who used his hand-carved model of the structure.  Bridge was restored in 1970 and 2004 when the entire bridge was reinforced with steel girders, including vertical beams for structural strength. The covered bridge rests on the original stone abutments, which have been reinforced with concrete. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on July 24, 1980. Truss Type - Covered Burr Arch Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 38-57-01

GPS +41.48842, -76.59978

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