Saturday, July 25, 2020

BURKHOLDER/BEECHDALE COVERED BRIDGE - GARRETT, PENNSYLVANIA













                                                                                                     BUFFALO CREEK
                                                                                                 SOMERSET COUNTY
                                                                                                         BUILT - 1870
Length - 52' .... NE of Garrett, N. 2 miles on Mason Dixon Hwy to L. Burkholder Bridge Rd. 300' to bridge. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 10, 1980. Open to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Burr Arch Through Truss with steel stringers and steel I-Beams with low side walls.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 38-56-01

PALO ALTO/FISCHTNER COVERED BRIDGE - HYNDMAN, PENNSYLVANIA












                                                                                              RIVER - GLADDENS RUN
                                                                                                  BEDFORD COUNTY
                                                                                                         BUILT - 1880

Length - 56'.... Approx. 4 miles SSW of Hyndman, S. PA-96 4 miles to R. SR-3002 (Kennels Mill Rd) 1/4 mile to L. Private Rd., bridge sets off entrance. Builder - J. Fischtner. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 10, 1980. Open to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Multiple Kingpost Through Truss with low side walls.
World Guide to Cover Bridge Number - 38-05-21   

Friday, July 24, 2020

BARRONVALE COVERED BRIDGE - NEW CENTERVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA














                                   
                                                                                                     LAUREL HILL CREEK
                                                                                                      SOMERSET COUNTY
                                                                                                              BUILT - 1846

Length - 162'.... WNW of New Centerville, Middlecreek Township. PA281/653 W. 2.8 miles from jct with PA281 in New Centerville, continue W. on PA653 1.1 miles, N. on Barron Church Rd. 0.5 miles, W. on Covered Bridge Rd. 0.9 miles to the bridge. Bridge was reconstructed and strengthened with double heavy Burr string type arches in 1846. Extensively rehabilitated in 1902. The present stone supports were added in 1907. Posted the the National Register of Historic Places on December 11, 1980. Closed to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Double Span  Burr Arch.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 38-56-03

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