- List of covered bridges of Bradford, Sullivan and Lycoming Counties
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Covered Bridges of Bradford, Sullivan and Lycoming Counties TRInterior of Hillsgrove Covered Bridge in Sullivan County, Pennsylvania
Location: Bradford, Lycoming, and Sullivan Counties Pennsylvania, USA Built: 1850–1898 Architectural style: Burr Arch Covered Bridge MPS: Covered Bridges of Bradford, Sullivan and Lycoming Counties TR NRHP Reference#: Various Added to NRHP: July 24, 1980[1] The Covered Bridges of Bradford, Sullivan and Lycoming Counties are seven covered bridges in northcentral Pennsylvania in the United States, which were included on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in a Thematic Resources submission on July 24, 1980.[1] One of the bridges is in Bradford County, and three each are in Lycoming and Sullivan counties. The Sullivan County bridges are the oldest as all three were built in or circa 1850, while the 1898 Buttonwood Covered Bridge in Lycoming County is the youngest. The Buttonwood bridge is also the shortest at 63 feet 6 inches (19.35 m), while the Hillsgrove Covered Bridge in Sullivan County is longest at 171 feet (52 m). On July 2, 1973, the Hillsgrove bridge was the first of the seven to be added to the NRHP, and it was the only one so listed before the Thematic Resources submission.[1]
Name of
bridgeYear built County and
TownshipLength
feet (m)Stream
crossedComments Photograph Buttonwood 1898 Lycoming County,
Jackson Township63 feet 6 inches (19.4 m) Blockhouse Creek Cogan House 1877 Lycoming County,
Cogan House Township93 feet (28.3 m) Larrys Creek Forksville 1850 Sullivan County,
Forks Township146 feet (44.5 m) Loyalsock Creek Hillsgrove 1850 Sullivan County,
Hillsgrove Township171 feet (52.1 m) Loyalsock Creek Knapp's 1853 Bradford County,
Burlington Township95 feet (29.0 m) Lairdsville 1888 Lycoming County,
Moreland Township77 feet 10 inches (23.7 m) Little Muncy Creek Sonestown 1850 Sullivan County,
Davidson Township99 feet (30.2 m) Muncy Creek See also
References
- ^ a b c Susan M. Zacher, Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Covered Bridges of Bradford, Sullivan and Lycoming Counties" (PDF). http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NRHP/Text/64000708.pdf. Retrieved 2008-04-14.
External links
- Pierce, Phillip C.; Brungraber, Robert L.; Lichtenstein, Abba; Sabol, Scott; Morrell, J.J.; Lebow, S.T. (April 2005). "Covered Bridge Manual: Publication No. FHWA-HRT-04-098" (PDF). US Department of Transportation, Federal Highway Administration, Turner-Fairbank Highway Research Center. http://www.tfhrc.gov/structur/pubs/04098/04098.pdf. Retrieved 2008-06-26.
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