Friday, May 8, 2020

HARMON'S COVERED BRIDGE - CHAMBERSVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA














                                                                                             SOUTH BRANCH PLUM CREEK
                                                                                                          INDIANA COUNTY
                                                                                                                BUILT - 1910

Length - 41' .... Approx. 2 miles N. of Chambersville. One mile north on Carnahan Rd. R. on T489 (Donahue Rd.) 3/4 mile to bridge. John R. Carnahan constructed the bridge, which was designed by Thomas Pealer, Indiana County engineer. Bridge was named for J.S. Harmon a nearby farmer and Civil War veteran who survived imprisonment at Andersonville, Georgia.   Bypassed 1985. Posted on the National Register of Historic Places on August 3, 1979. Closed to motor traffic in 1984. Truss Type - Covered Town Lattice Truss
World guide to Covered Bridge Number - 38-32-04

KINTERSBURG COVERED BRIDGE - HOME, PENNSYLVANIA













                                                                                                     CROOKED CREEK
                                                                                                     INDIANA COUNTY
                                                                                                            BUILT 1877

Length - 62'.... SE of Home, Rayne Township. US119 S. 1.1 miles from jct with PA85 in Home, E. on Tanoma Rd. 1.4 miles, S. on Musser Rd. 0.1 miles to the bridge. Built by J.S, Fleming. Bypassed in 1977. Closed to motor traffic. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on August 3, 1979. Truss Type - Covered Six Panel Howe Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 38-32-05

Tuesday, May 5, 2020

MCGEE'S MILL COVERED BRIDGE - MCGEE'S MILL, PENNSYLVANIA












                                                                                WEST  BRANCH SUSQUEHANNA RIVER
                                                                                               CLEARFIELD COUNTY
                                                                                                          BUILT 1873

Length - 116'....In McGees Mills, Bell Township. US219 SW 0.1 miles from jct with PA36 in McGees Mills, S. on Covered bridge Rd. 0.1 miles to the bridge. Rehabilitated in 1988 & 1995. Built by Thomas A. McGee for $175 with white pine timbers from the area. It was the last covered bridge built in Clearfield County. Placed on the National Register of Historic Places. Open to traffic. Truss Type- Covered Burr Truss with added laminated beams.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 38-17-01

Saturday, March 7, 2020

JOHNSON ROAD/CRABTREE COVERED BRIDGE - JACKSON, OHIO

















                                                                                          BRUSHY FORK  LITTLE SCIOTO RIVER
                                                                                                             JACKSON COUNTY
                                                                                                                    BUILT 1870

Length - 71'....Also called Petersburg Covered Bridge.   SW of Jackson, section 31, Scioto Township. OH139 (Broadway St.) SW (curves W.) 0.4 miles from jct with OH93 in Jackson, continue W. (curves SW) on OH776 12.2 miles, E. (curves NE) on Johnson Rd. 0.6 miles to the bridge. Built by Robert W. Smith, using his 1869 patent for the Smith truss design. While most all of the covered bridges built in Jackson County in the 19th century used this design, this one is the only known example still standing in the state. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on August 23, 1984. Renovated in 2000. Open to through traffic in 2020. Truss Type - Covered Smith Through Truss 
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 35-40-06