Thursday, September 29, 2022

LOGAN MILLS COVERED BRIDGE - LOGANTON, PENNSYLVANIA


























 FISHING CREEK
CLINTON COUNTY
BUILT - 1874

Length - 63' ... W. of Loganton, Logan Township. PA880 W. 4.6 miles from jct with PA477 in Loganton, S. on Logan Mills Rd. 0.4 miles to the bridge. Named for the adjacent gristmill. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on August 6, 1979. Open to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Queenpost Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 38-18-01

GPS +41.00569, -77.38611






LOGAN MILLS GRISTMILL
BUILT - 1840

Built by Colonel Anthony Kleckman who founded the community and named it after Chief Logan. Water to run the mill'stwo turbine wheels was diverted from Fishing Creek. The gristmill was operated by a number of owners until the 1960s when it closed down. The mill still includes most of its original machinery. Logan Mills was posted to the National Register of Historic Places on August 11, 1980.

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