Monday, September 14, 2020

MARTIN'S MILL/SHINDLE COVERED BRIDGE - GREENCASTLE, PENNSYLVANIA















                                                                                                                                 CONOCHEAGUE CREEK
                                                                                                                                    FRANKLIN COUNTY
                                                                                                                                           BUILT - 1849

Length - 205' ....SW of Greencastle, Antrim Township. PA16 W. 0.6 miles from jct with US11 in Greencastle, S. on Grant Shook Rd. 3.1 miles, W. on Weaver Rd. 0.6 miles to the bridge. Built by Jacob Shirk. Second longest covered bridge in Pennsylvania. Rehabilitated in 1958, 1972, and 1995. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on February 15, 1974. Closed to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Town Lattice Through Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 38-28-01

WITHERSPOON/RED COVERED BRIDGE - MERCERSBURG, PENNSYLVANIA



















                                                                                                 LICKING CREEK
                                                                                             FRANKLIN COUNTY
                                                                                                     BUILT - 1883

Length - 87'.... SE of Mercersburg, Montgomery Township. PA16 SE 3.4 miles from jct with PA75 in Mercersburg, S. on Anderson Rd. 1.3 miles to the bridge. Also known as Anderson Road Covered Bridge. Built by S. Stouffer. Rehabilitated in 1957. Open to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Burr Arch Truss.
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 38-28-02

Sunday, September 13, 2020

HALLS MILL COVERED BRIDGE - HOPEWELL, PENNSYLVANIA






















                                                                                                 YELLOW CREEK
                                                                                              BEDFORD COUNTY
                                                                                                     BUILT - 1872

Length - 98' .... WSW of Hopewell, Hopewell Township. PA26 W. 3.5 miles from jct with PA915 on the N. side of Hopewell, S. on Halls Hill Rd. 0.25 miles, S. on St. Pauls Church Rd. 0.15 miles to the bridge. Rehabilitated in 1994. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 10, 1980. Open to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Burr Arch Truss (retrofitted with steel stringers). 
World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 38-05-15