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ALABAMA
Colbert County, Allsboro vicinity
Big Bear Creek Covered Bridge
Built: mid-19th century. Address: Spanning Big Bear Creek on County Road 7.
Span: 2. Bridge type: [Town]. Not extant.
3 ext. photos (1936), 1 ext. photo of creek from bridge (1936)
Survey number: HABS AL-361-A
Shelf number: HABS ALA, 17-ALBO.V, 2-
Colbert County, Allsboro vicinity
Cripple Deer Creek Covered Bridge
Built: ca. 1859. Address: Spanning Cripple Deer Creek River on County Road
1. Span: 2. Type: [Town]. Not extant.
5 ext. photos (1936), 1 int. photo (1936)
Survey number: HABS AL-361
Shelf number: HABS ALA, 17-ALBO.V, 1-
Colbert County, Cherokee vicinity
Buzzard Roost Covered Bridge
Built: mid-19th century. Address: Old Memphis Road (Gaines Trace Road). Span:
4 [formerly 2].
Type: Lattice truss [Town]. Not extant.
2 ext. photos (1936)
Survey number: HABS AL-361-B
Shelf number: HABS ALA, 17-CHER.V, 2-
Talladega County, Eastaboga vicinity
Covered Bridge
Built: pre-Civil war. Address: Spanning Choccolocco Creek on County Road 93.
Span: 1. Type:
Lattice truss [Town]. Not extant.
5 ext. photos (1935), 2 int. photos (1935)
Survey number: HABS AL-445
Shelf number: HABS ALA, 61-EAST.V, 1-
CALIFORNIA
Nevada County, Bridgeport
Bridgport Covered Bridge
Built 1861-62: Address: Spanning South Fork of Yuba River. Builder: J. W. Wood.
Span: 223 feet [WGCB: 243 feet]. Type: Howe, with auxiliary arch.
1 ext. photo (1934)
Shelf number: HABS CAL, 29-BRIGPO, 1-1
8 ext. photos (1984) 2 int. photos (1984), 1 col. transp. of ext. view (1984),
1 page written information (1985), 2 photo caption pages
Survey number: HAER CA-41
Shelf number: HAER CAL, 29-BRIGPO, 1-
Stanislaus County, Knight's Ferry
Knight's Ferry Covered Bridge
Built: 1862 (1864-WGCB). Address: Spanning Stanislaus River, east of East Oakdale
at Tulloch Mill (WGCB). Length: 330- feet (WGCB). Span: 4 (WGCB). Type: Warren
(WGCB)
2 ext. photos (1934), 1 photocopy of ext. view (n.d.)
Survey number: HABS CA-158
Shelf number: HABS CAL, 50-KNITF, 3-
DELAWARE
New Castle County, Beaver Valley (Granogue vicinity)
Smith's Bridge
Built: 1839. Address: Spanning Brandywine Creek at Smith Bridge Road. Length:
139 feet (WGCB). Type: Burr (WGCB).
3 sheets drawings (1936, including plans, elevations, section, details), 2
ext. photos (1936), 1 int. photo (1936), 2 pages written information (1936)
Survey number: HABS DEL-1
Shelf number: HABS DEL, 2-BEAVA, 1-
GEORGIA
Cobb County, Atlanta vicinity
Covered Bridge
Built: mid-19th century. Address: Spanning Soap Creek on Papermill Road off
19 (WGCB). Length: 130 feet (WGCB). Span: 1 (WGCB). Type: Town (WGCB).
1 ext. photo (1936), 1 data page (1937)
Survey number: HABS GA-185
Shelf number: HABS GA, 34-____, 1-
ILLINOIS
Champaign County, Homer vicinity
Covered Wooden Bridge
Built: ca. 1859. Collapsed 1944. Address: Spanning Salt Fork River on State
Rte. 49. Length: 130 feet. Span: 1. Type: [Howe].
3 sheets (1934, including elevations, sections, details), 1 ext. photo of collapsed
bridge (1934),
2 photocopies of ext. views (ca. 1925), 3 pages written information (1936)
Survey number: HABS IL-25-19
Shelf number: HABS ILL, 10-HOM.V, 1-
Henderson County, Oquawka vicinity
Jack's Mill Covered Bridge
Built: 1845-46. Address: Spanning Henderson Creek on Bridge Road. Builder:
William Smith. Length: 116-feet 2-inches. Span: 3. Type: Lattice truss [Town].
2 sheets drawings (1936, including elevation, plans, section, details), 4 ext.
photos (1935), 1 int. photo (1935), 2 pages written information (1936)
Survey number: HABS IL-242
Shelf number: HABS ILL, 36-OQUA.V, 1-
Henderson County, Oquawka vicinity
Eames Covered Bridge
Built: 1861 [WGCB: 1851]. Address: Spanning Henderson Creek on State Highway
94A. Length: 104- feet [WGCB: 102-feet]. Span: 1 (WGCB). Type: Howe truss system
with segmental arch [WGCB: Howe].
2 sheets drawings (1935, including elevations, plans, sections), 3 ext. photos
(1935), 2 int. photos (1935),
(photo #5 out-of-focus), 2 pages written information (1936)
Survey number: HABS IL-243
Shelf number: HABS ILL, 36-OQUA.V, 2-
INDIANA
Adams County, Geneva
Ceylon Covered Bridge
Built: ca. 1860. Renovated 1963. Address: Spanning Wabash River on County Rd.
900 S, 2 mi. NE Geneva. Length: 84 feet. Span: 1. Type: [Howe].
6 sheets drawings (1982, including site plan, plan, elevations, sections, girder
details, cross bracing details)
Survey number: HAER IN-57
Shelf number: HAER IND, 1-GENE, 1-
Carroll County, Cutler
Adams Mill Covered Bridge
Built: 1871 [WGCB: 1873]. Address: Spanning Wildcat Creek on County Road 50
E. Length: 248 feet [WGCB: 138 feet]. Span: 1 (WGCB). Type: Howe
5 sheets drawings (1970s?, including location map and plot plan, plans, elevation,
sections, details),
3 pages written information (1985)
Survey number: HAER IN-29
Shelf number: HAER IND, 8-CUT, 1-
Grant County, Mathews
Cumberland Covered Bridge
Built: 1877 [WGCB: 1879]. Address: Spanning Mississinewa River on County Rd
990E. Length: 183 feet [WGCB: 167']. Span: 1. Type: Howe [WGCB: Smith patent
truss; Robert W. Smith, designer.
6 sheets drawings (1970, including site plan, plans, elevations, sections,
girder plans and elevations, cross-bracing
details); 3 pages written information (after 1977)
Survey number: HAER IN-50
Shelf number: HAER IND, 27-MATH, 1-
Howard County, Kokomo
Vermont Covered Bridge
Built: 1874 [WGCB: 1876]. Address: Spanning Kokomo Creek at west end of Deffenbaugh
Street in Highland Park. Moved from town of Vermont in 1958. Length: 94-foot
6-inch [WGCB: 107 feet]. Span: 1 (WGCB). Type: Smith [WGCB: Howe]
5 sheets drawings (1971, including plot plan, plan, elevations, sections, joint
details), 3 pages of written
information (ca. 1978)
Survey number: HAER IN-30
Shelf number: HAER IND, 34-KOKO, 1-
Jackson County, Medora
Medora Covered Bridge
Built: 1875. Address: Spanning E. fork White River on State Rte. 235. Length:
434 feet (WGCB). Span: 3 (WGCB). Type: Burr (WGCB).
6 sheets drawings (1970s?, including location map, plot plan, plans, elevations,
sections, joint and chord joining
details)
Survey number: HAER IN-45
Shelf number: HAER IND, 36-MED, 1-
Jackson County, Seymour
Bells Ford Covered Bridge
Built: 1869. Address: Spanning East Fork of White River on State Rte. 258.
Length: 330 feet (WGCB). Span: 2 (WGCB).
6 sheets drawings (1971, including location map, plot plan, plan, elevations,
sections, chord details, details)
Survey number: HAER IN-46
Shelf number: HAER IND, 36-SEYM, 1-
Montgomery County, Alamo vicinity
Deers Mill Covered Bridge
Built: 1878 [WGCB: 1865]. Address: Spanning Sugar Creek on State Rte. 234.
Builder: J.J. Daniels. Length: 319- feet [WGCB: 378 feet]. Span: 2 (WGCB).
Type: Burr.
5 sheets drawings (1974, including plot plan, plan, elevations, sections),
3 pages of written information (ca. 1978)
Survey number: HAER IN-28
Shelf number: HAER IND, 54-ALA.V, 1-
Owen County, Gosport
Gosport Covered Bridge
Built: 1870. Demolished: 1949. Address: Spanning White River. Span: 3. Type:
Smith [WGCB: Burr].
1 photocopy of postcard showing 1913 flood, 3 pages of written information
(1972),1 photo caption page
Survey number: HAER IN-39
Shelf number: HAER IND, 60-GOSP, 1-
Parke County, Bloomingdale
Jackson Covered Bridge
Built: 1861. Address: Spanning Sugar Creek west of Route 47. Builder: J.J.
Daniels. Length: 207 feet [WGCB: 200- feet]. Span: 1 [WGCB]. Type: Burr.
5 sheets drawings (1970s?, including plot plan, location map, plan, elevations,
sections, isometric of typical bay, details)
Survey number: HAER IN-48
Shelf number: HAER IND, 61-BLOMD.V, 1-
Parke County, Mansfield
Mansfield Covered Bridge
Built: 1867. Address: Spanning Big Raccoon Creek. Builder: J.J. Daniels. Length:
277 feet [WGCB: 240 feet]. Span: 2 (WGCB). Type: Burr.
4 sheets drawings (1970s?, including site plan, location map, plan, elevations,
sections, axionometric
cut-away)
Survey number: HAER IN-44
Shelf number: HAER IND, 61-MANS, 1-
Parke County, Montezuma
Leatherwood Station Covered Bridge
Built: 1899. Address: Spanning Leatherwood Creek. Builder: Joseph Albert Britton.
Length: 72 feet [WGCB: 70 feet]. Span: 1 (WGCB). Type: Burr.
13 ext. photos (1979), 2 int. photos (1979), 8 pages of written information,
2 photo caption pages
Survey number: HAER IN-40
Shelf number: HAER IND, 61-MONT, 1-
Parke County, Turkey Run State Park
Narrows Covered Bridge
Built: 1882 [WGCB: 1883]. Address: Spanning Sugar Creek on County Road 280
East. Length: 120 feet (WGCB). Span: 1 (WGCB). Type: Burr.
5 sheets drawings (1982?, including location map & plot plan, plan, elevation,
sections, crossbracing details)
Survey number: HAER IN-49
Shelf number: HAER IND, 61-TURPA, 2-
Ripley County, Versailles
Busching Covered Bridge
Built: 1885. Address: Spanning Laughery Creek on Covered Bridge Road. Builder:
Thomas A. Hardman. Length: 170 feet. Type: modified Howe.
3 sheets drawings (1973, including site plan, location map, plans, elevations,
sections), 3 pages of written
information (after 1976)
Survey number: HAER IN-33
Shelf number:HAER IND, 69-VERS, 1-
Rush County, Rushville vicinity
Kennedy Covered Bridge
Built: 1880. Address: Spanning Flat Rock River on State Rd 44. Architect/builder:
Emmett Loren Kennedy.
Length: 165 feet. Span: 1. Type: Burr.
7 sheets drawings (1934, including elevations, sections, plans, abutment elevations,
details), 1 page written information
Survey number: HABS IN-24-1
Shelf number: HABS IND, 70-RUVI.V, 1-
Union County, Brownsville
Brownsville Covered Bridge (Wagon Bridge)
Built: 1837-1840. Address: Spanning Whitewater River in Eagle Creek Park. Moved
from Indianapolis in 1974. Builder: Adam Mason. Type: Long. Only remaining
Long Truss cov. bridge in Indiana.
5 sheets drawings (1971, including site plans, plans, elevations, sections,
details), 16 photos (1974), 4 pages written information, 1 photo caption page
Survey number: HAER IN-27
Shelf number: HAER IND, 81-BROVI, 1-
Union County, Dunlapsville
Dunlapsville Covered Bridge
Built: 1870. Address: Spanning E. Fork Whitewater River on Roseburg Road. Type:
Burr.
6 sheets drawings (1970s?, including location map, plot plan, plan, elevations,
sections, details), 3 pages written
information (1985)
Survey number: HAER IN-31
Shelf number: HAER IND, 81-DUNVI, 1-
IOWA
Warren County, Carlisle vicinity
Covered Bridge
Built: 1882. Address: Once spanned North River. Moved to Lake Easter Park,
3 miles NE of Carlisle. Length: 100 feet (WGCB). Type: Howe
4 sheets drawings (1934, including plans, elevations, section, truss details),
2 ext. photos (1934)
Survey number: HABS IA-30-2
Shelf number: HABS IOWA, 91-CARL.V, 1-
KANSAS
Leavenworth County, Springdale vicinity
Covered Bridge
Built: ca. 1859. Address: Spanning Stranger Creek. Type: Howe truss with cast
iron timber connectors.
3 ext. photos (1958), 3 int. photos (1958), 3 pages written information (1958)
Survey number: HABS KS-13
Shelf number: HABS KANS, 52-SPRI.V, 1-
KENTUCKY
Harrison County, Cynthiana
Covered Bridge, Wood
Built: 1807-8. Address: Spanning S. Fork Licking River at Leesburg Pike/Bridge
Street.
Builder: John Wallace. Length: 259-feet 2-inches. Span: 2. Type: [Burr].
4 sheets drawings and cover sheet (1934, including location map, elevations,
plan, details), 2 ext. photos (1934), 2 pages written information (1936)
Survey number: HABS KY-20-20
Shelf number: HABS KY, 49-CYNTH, 1-
Pendleton County, Butler vicinity
Covered Bridge
Built: 1870. Address: Spanning Licking River. Builders: J.J. Newman and F.B.
Erwin. Length: 460 feet. Span: 3. Type: double Burr truss.
5 sheets drawings and cover sheet (1934, including plans, elevations, section,
details), 2 ext. photos (1934), 2 pages written information (1936)
Survey number: HABS KY-20-11
Shelf number: HABS KY, 96-BUT, 1-
MAINE
Cumberland County, South Windham
Covered Bridge (Babb's Bridge)
Built: ca. 1860 [WGCB: 1864]. Address: Spanning Presumpscot River at Harry
Cane Road, S. of N. Gorham. Length: 72 feet 5-inch [WGCB: 66 feet]. Span: 1.
Type: Queen [WGCB].
3 sheets drawings and cover sheet (1937, including location map, plans, elevations,
sections)
Survey number: HABS ME-61
Shelf number: HABS ME, 3-WINDS.V, 1-
MARYLAND
Harford County, Jerusalem
Covered Bridge
Built: early 19th century [WGCB: 1858]. Address: Spanning Little Gunpowder
Falls at Jericho Road. Length: 90 feet (WGCB). Span: 1 (WGCB). Type: Burr (WGCB).
2 sheets drawings (1936, including elevations, section, plan), 1 ext. photo
(1936), 1 int. photo (1936),
1 page written information (1936)
Survey number: HABS MD-12
Shelf number: HABS MD, 13-JERU.V, 1-
MASSACHUSETTS
Franklin County, Montague City
Covered Bridge
Built: 1870. Destroyed: 1936. Address: Spanning Connecticut River. Type: Bow
truss.
4 sheets drawings (1934, including plans, elevations, half-plan, half-section,
sections), 2 ext. photos (1934), 1 int. photo (1934)
Survey number: HABS MA-101
Shelf number: HABS MASS, 6-MONT, 1-
Hampden County, Ludlow-Wilbraham
Covered Bridge
Built: 1852 [WPA-Mass.]. Address: Spanning Chicopee River, ENE of Springfield
off junction with U.S. 20. Not extant.
2 ext. photos (1937)
Survey number: HABS MASS-497
Shelf number: HABS MASS, 7-LUDLO.V, 1-
Middlesex County, Pepperell
Nehemiah Jewett's Bridge
Built: 1818. Lower portion rebuilt 1936; pedestrian part added ca. 1920. Address:
Spanning Nashua River. Length: 164-feet 10-inches. Span: 3. Type: [Town]
4 sheets drawings (1940, including framing plans, floor and foundation plan,
section, details), 2 ext. photos (1940)
Survey number: HABS MASS-225
Shelf number: HABS MASS, 9-PEP, 1-
Worcester County, Millville
Covered Bridge
Built: probably 19thC. Address: Spanning Blackstone River S. of Milford. Type:
[Howe]. Two aisle (pedestrian and vehicular traffic). Not extant.
3 ext. photos (1941), 1 int. photo (1941)
Survey number: HABS MASS-440
Shelf number: HABS MASS 14-MILV, 1-
MISSISSIPPI
Lowndes County, Steens vicinity
Old Covered Bridge
Built: 1885. Address: Spanning Yellow Creek. Type: [Town]. Not extant.
1 ext. photo (1936) 1 int. photo (1936), 1 page written information (1936)
Survey number: HABS MISS-90
Shelf number: HABS MISS, 44-STEN.V, 1-
MISSOURI
Cape Girardeau County, Allenville
Bridge, Covered
Built: shortly after 1865. Address: Spanning Whitewater River or Castor River.
Span: 1. Type: [Town or Howe--interior not clear]. Not extant.
3 ext. photos (1939), 1 page written information (1985), 1 photo caption page
Survey number: HABS MO-1325
Shelf number: HABS MO, 16-ALLVI, 1-
Cape Girardeau County, Bufordville
Bollinger Covered Bridge and Mill
Mill built 1800; 1868 addition. Address: Spanning Whitewater Creek. Span: 1.
4 ext. photos (1939), 1 page written information (1985), 1 photo caption page
Survey number: HABS MO-1307
Shelf number: HABS MO, 16-BUFVI, 1-
Platte County, Platte vicinity
Noah's Ark Covered Bridge
Built 1878 (WGCB). Address: Spanning Little Platte River on County Rte. B,
off M92 S. of Edgerton. Length: 120-feet 3- inch. Span: 1. Type: [Town].
22 sheets drawings (1982?, including location plan, site plan, key, plans,
elevations, sections, structural details,
isometric details)
Survey number: HABS MO-270
Shelf number: HABS MO, 83-HOOV.V, 1-
NEW HAMPSHIRE
Grafton County, Orford
Covered Bridge
Built: ca. 1850. Replaced: 1935 (WGCB). Address: Spanning Connecticut River
on Bridge Street. Length: 438 feet (WGCB). Span: 2. Type: [Town].
5 sheets drawings (1936, including elevations, isometric of framing, sections,
framing elevations and
details; sheet #1 with elevation, roof plan, and isometric of stringer framing
has reproduction no. LC- USZA1-797)), 2 ext. photos (1936), 1 int. photo (1936),
1 page written information (1937)
Survey number: HABS NH-29
Shelf number: HABS NH, 5-ORF, 2-
Merrimack County, Hopkinton (Contoocookville)
Contoocook Covered Bridge
Built: 1853. Destroyed: 1935. Address: Spanning Contoocook River. Length: 126
feet. Span: 1. Type: [Long]. Not the same bridge as Rowell's Covered Bridge.
6 sheets drawings (1935, including elevations, plans, sections, details), 1
ext. photo (1935), 5 pages written
information (1935)
Survey number: HABS NH-21
Shelf number: HABS NH, 7-CONT, 1-
Merrimack County, Hopkinton vicinity
Covered Bridge (Hennicker New Bridge)
Built: 1863. Destroyed: 1936. Length: 180 feet. Span: 1. Type: [Town with arch].
4 sheets drawings (1936, including elevations, plan, sections, framing plans,
details; sheet # 1 of section, elevation & plan has reproduction no. LC-USZA1-786)),
2 ext. photos (1936), 1 int. photo (1936), 3 pages written information (1937)
Survey number:HABS NH-30
Shelf number: HABS NH, 7-HOP.V, 2-
Sullivan County, Cornish
Cornish-Windsor Covered Bridge
between Cornish, NH and Windsor, Vermont.
Built: 1866. Address: Spanning Connecticut River between Cornish, NH and Windsor,
Vermont. Engineers/builders: James F. Tasker and Bela J. Fletcher. Length:
407 feet [WGCB: 486 feet; CBNE: 460 feet]. Span: 2. Type: Town. Among the longest
covered wooden bridges surviving in the United States.
9 ext. photos (1984), 1 int. photo (1984), 1 page of written information (1985),
1 photo caption page
Survey number: HAER NH-8
Shelf number: HAER NH, 10-CORN, 2-
NEW JERSEY
Burlington County, South Pemberton
Old Covered Bridge and flood gates
Built 19thC. Length: 30-feet 5-inches. Span: 4. Type: [King]. Octagonal-barreled
windlass rotates by hand levers to control upper section of flood gates. Not
extant.
5 sheets drawings (1936?, including plans, elevation, sections, windlass elevation
and details)
Survey number: HABS NJ-654
Shelf number: HABS NJ, 3-PEMBS, 2-
Hunterdown County, Sergeantsville vicinity
Covered Bridge (Green Sergeant's Bridge)
Built: 1872. Address: Spanning Cold Springs Creek. Designer & carpenter: Charles
Ogden Holcombe. Length: 84 feet (WGCB). Span: 1. Type: Queen (WGCB) [Howe].
5 sheets drawings (1937, including plan, elevations, perspective view looking
up, sections, details, truss
details), 1 ext. photo (1937), 1 int. photo (1937), 2 pages written information
(1937)
Survey number: HABS NJ-442
Shelf number: HABS NJ, 10-SERG.V, 1-
NEW YORK
Otsego County, East Springfield
Hyde Hall Covered Bridge
Built: ca. 1830 [CBNE: 1830]. Address: Spanning Shadow Brook in Gummerglass
State Park (CBNE). Length: 40 feet (CBNE). Span: 1 (CBNE). Type: Burr (CBNE).
1 ext. photo (1958), 1 int. photo (1958), 1 page of written information (1961)
Survey number: HABS NY-263
Shelf number: HABS NY, 39-SPRIFE, 1B-
Schoharie County, North Blenheim
Blenheim Covered Bridge
Built: 1854 [CBNE: 1855]. Builder: Nicholas Montgomery Powers. Length: 232
feet [WGCB: 228 feet; CBNE: 210 feet]. Span: 1. Type: Long (WGCB). Largest
covered single-span wooden bridge in world. Unique center arch.
3 sheets drawings (1936, including plan, elevation, perspectives of ext. & int.
aisle, sections, details),
2 ext. photos (1936), 5 pages written information (1937)
Survey number: HABS NY-359
Shelf number: HABS NY, 48-BLENN, 1-
Ulster County, Rifton vicinity
Perrine's Bridge
Built: 1850 [CBNE: 1844]. Address: Spanning the Wall Kill on Route NY 213 near
Dashville Falls.
Builder: Rosencrans Wood. Length: 138 feet (CBNE). Span: 1 (CBNE). Type: Burr
(CBNE).
1 sheet drawings and cover sheet (1934, including plans, elevations, section,
joint details), 2 ext. photos (1934), 1 int. photo (1934), 1 page of written
information (1934)
Survey number: HABS NY 4-204
Shelf number: HABS NY, 56-RIF.V, 1-
OHIO
Butler County, Collinsville vicinity
Covered Bridge
Built: 1870. Address: Spanning Seven Mile Creek near U.S. Highway 127. Length:
192-feet 8-inch. Span: 1. Type: [Town]. Not extant.
2 sheets drawings and cover sheet (1936, including sketch map, elevation, sections,
plan, details)
Survey number: HABS OH-623
Shelf number: HABS OHIO, 9-COL.V, 1-
Butler County, Hamilton vicinity
New London Pike Bridge
Built: 1865. Address: Spanning Indian Creek near State Rte. 27. Length: 76-feet
5-inch. Span: 1. Type: [Town]. Not extant.
3 sheets drawings and cover sheet (1936, including location map, plan, elevations,
section)
Survey number: HABS O-624
Shelf number: HABS OHIO, 9-HAM.V, 1-
Clinton County, Clarksville (near Vernon)
Covered Bridge
Address: Spanning Todd Fork on Route 3. Span: 2. Type: Lattice truss [Long
with arch]. Not extant.
1 ext. photo (1937), 1 int. photo (1937)
Survey number: HABS OH-2224
Shelf number: HABS OHIO, 14-CLARK, 1-
Fairfield County, Carroll vicinity
Bright, John, No. 2 Covered Bridge
Built: 1881. Address: Spanning Poplar Creek at Bish Road on Turnpike 263. Builders:
Augustus Borneman and Sons of Lancaster, Ohio. Length: 72 feet. Span: 1 (WGCB).
Type: Suspension truss type [WGCB: Burr] Combination truss with arch and metal
rods.
5 sheets drawings (1986, including plan, section, axiometric view of w. end,
construction details),
5 ext. photos (1986), 1 int. photo (1986), 5 pages written information (1986),
1 photo caption page
Survey number: HAER OH-45
Shelf number: HAER OHIO, 23-CAR.V, 2-
Muskingum County, Zanesville vicinity
Covered Bridge
Built: 19th century. Address: Spanning Muskingum River on Old National Trail,
7 miles from Zanesville.
Longer span, on stone pier and abutments. Not extant.
3 ext. photos (1933), 1 int. photo (1933)
Survey number: HABS O-44
Shelf number: HABS OHIO, 60-ZANV.V, 1-
Muskingum County, Zanesville vicinity
Covered Bridge
Built: 19th century. Address: Spanning Muskingum River on Old National Trail,
10 miles from Zanesville. Not extant.
1 ext. photo (1933), 1 int. photo (1933), 1 photo of underside (1933)
Survey number: HABS O-45
Shelf number: HABS OHIO, 60-ZANV.V, 2-
Trumbull County, Newton Falls
Covered Bridge
Built: 1808. Address: Spanning E. branch Mahoning River on Broad Street. Length:
126 feet. Type: [King]. Has 2 driveways and 2 footwalks; three trusses.
3 sheets drawings and cover sheet (1936, including plans, elevations, sections,
framing plan, truss elevation & details; sheet #2 showing abutment, end elevation,
half-elevation and half-section has reproduction no. LC-USZA1-887; LC-USZA1-
807)), 2 ext. photos (1936), 1 int. photo (1936), 2 pages written information
(1936)
Survey number: HABS O-270
Shelf number: HABS OHIO, 78-NEWT, 1-
Union County, North Lewisburg
Covered Bridge
Built: ca. 1859. Address: Spanning Spain's Creek near State Rte. 275. Builder:
Mr. Pattridge of Marysville, Ohio. Length: 64 feet. Span: 1. Type: [King].
3 sheets drawings and cover sheet (1934, including location map, plans, elevations,
section, truss detail, details), 1 ext. photo (1934), 1 page of written information
(1934)
Survey number: HABS O-22-12
Shelf number: HABS OHIO, 80-____, 1-
Union County, North Lewisburg
Covered Bridge
Built: ca. 1859. Address: Spanning Big Darby Creek near State Rte. 275. Builder:
Mr. Pattridge of Marysville, Ohio. Length: 94 feet. Span: 1. Type: [Howe].
Not extant.
3 sheets drawings and cover sheet (1934, including location map, plan, elevation,
section, truss details, details (sheet #1 showing west elevation and plan,
end view, has reproduction no. LC-USZA1-914 / LC-USZA1-810)), 1 ext. photo
(1934), 1 page written information (1934)
Survey number: HABS O-22-13
Shelf number: HABS OHIO, 80-____, 2-
OREGON
Lane County, McKenzie Bridge vicinity
Horse Creek Covered Bridge
Built: 1930. Address: Spanning Horse Creek Road and Milepost 1.28. Length:
105 feet. Span: 1 (WGCB). Type: Howe.
4 ext. photos (1987), 4 int. photos (1987), 2 ext. photos of underside (1987),
1 page written information (1987), 1 photo caption page
Survey number: HAER OR-15
Shelf number: HAER ORE, 20-MCBR.V, 1-
Linn County, Scio vicinity
Jordan Covered Bridge
Built: 1937. Address: Spanning Santiam River. Length: 96 feet [WGCB: 90 feet].
Type: Howe truss system with open sides.
16 ext. photos (1985), 2 int. photos (1985), 7 pages written information (1986),
5 pages of written information showing photocopies of orig. drawings (1986)
Survey number: HAER OR-8
Shelf number: HAER ORE, 22-SCIO.V, 1-
PENNSYLVANIA
Adams County, East Berlin vicinity
Kuhn's Fording Bridge
Built: 1897. Address: Spanning Conewago Creek on Township Road 552. Length:
147 feet (WGCB). Span: 2 (WGCB). Type: Pratt truss system with wooden Burr
arch [WGCB: Burr]
4 ext. photos (1960's-1970's), 2 ext. photos of abutments after span removed
(1981), 2 ext. photos of
removed bridge span (1981), 4 photos of details (1981), 14 pages written information
(1982),
1 photo caption page
Survey number: HAER PA-68
Shelf number: HAER PA, 1-EBER.V, 1-
Adams County, Hunterstown vicinity
Snyder's Fording Covered Bridge
Built: 19th century. Address: Spanning Conewago Creek near Straban and Tyrone.
Length: 147 feet (WGCB). Span: 2 (WGCB). Type: Burr (WGCB).
1 ext. photo (1950), 1 page written information (1958)
Survey number: HABS PA-351
Shelf number: HABS PA, 1-HUNTO.V, 1-
Berks County, Spangsville
Griesemer Mill Covered Bridge
Built: 1832. Address: Spanning Manatawny Creek, Spangville Road (WGCB). Length:
124 feet.
Span: 1. Type: Burr
1 ext. photo (1958), 1 int. photo (1958), 1 page written
information (1958)
Survey number: HABS PA-1020
Shelf number: HABS PA, 6-YEL.V, 2-
Chester County, White House vicinity
Bartram's Covered Bridge
Built 1860. Address: Spanning Crum Creek south of Chester County Road 15098
at Delaware County. Builder: Ferdinand Wood. Length: 81 feet [WGCB: 80 feet].
Span: 2. Type: Burr (WGCB).
1 ext. photo (1958), 2 int. photos (1958), 1 photocopy of ext. view in newspaper
photo 1940), 5 pages of written information (1958).
Survey number: HABS PA-1108
Shelf number: HABS PA, 15-WHIHO.V, 3-
Erie County, Waterford
Waterford Covered Bridge
Built: between 1880 and 1890 [WGCB: ca. 1875]. Address: Spanning Le Boeuf Creek.
Architect & builder: Richard Cross. Length: 65-foot 6-inches. Type: Town
(WGCB).
1 sheet drawings (1936, including elevation, sections, top view of abutment),
2 ext. photos (1936),
3 pages written information (1936)
Survey number: HABS PA-535
Shelf number: HABS PA, 25-WATFO, 4-
Greene County, Ruff Creek vicinity
Covered Bridge (Grimes Covered Bridge)
Built: prior to 1900 [WGCB: 1888]. Address: Spanning Ruff Creek on Washington
Turnpike near U.S. 19 and St. Rte. 221 off 30019. Length: 34-feet 6-inch [WGCB:
31 feet]. Span: 1 (WGCB). Type: King (WGCB).
5 sheets drawings (1960s-1970s, including location map, elevations, sections,
isometric section)
Survey number: HABS PA-618
Shelf number: HABS PA, 30-RUFCR.V, 1-
Lancaster County, Maple Grove vicinity
Stoneroads Mill Bridge (George S. Mann Bridge)
Built: 1868. Address: Spanning Little Conestoga Creek. Length: 65 feet [WGCB].
Span: 1 (WGCB).
Type: King [WGCB].
2 sheets drawings and cover sheet (1936, including location map, elevation,
sections, crossing & brace
details)
Survey number: HABS PA-321
Shelf number: HABS PA, 36-MAP.V, 1-
Lancaster County, Pinetown
Leaman Rifle Works Bridge
Built: 19th C. Address: Spanning Conestoga Creek near Lancaster. Length: 67-feet
10-inches. Span: 1. Type: [Burr].
1 sheet measured drawings and cover sheet with location map (1936, including
elevation, sections, bracing details)
Survey number: HABS PA-319
Shelf number: HABS PA, 36-PINTO, 1-
Lancaster County, Rapho-Hempfield
Johnson's Mill Bridge
Built: 1866 [WGCB: 1874]. Address: Spanning Little Chickie's Creek. Contractor:
Elias McClellen. Length: 80 feet [WGCB: 75 feet]. Span: 1 (WGCB). Type: Burr.
7 sheets drawings (1962, including plans, elevations, perspective, sections,
axiometric construction details, joint details (sheet #2 of longitudinal section,
east elevation, transverse section, and N. & S. portals has reproduction no.
LC-USZA1-980 / LC-USZA1-894))
Survey number: HABS PA-1173
Shelf number: HABS PA, 36-CHICK, 1-
Philadelphia County, Philadelphia (Germantown)
Covered Bridge (Thomas Mill Covered Bridge)
Built: 19thC. Address: Spanning Wissahickon Creek at Thomas Mill Road in Fairmount
Park. Length: 96 feet [WGCB: 78 feet]. Span: 1. Type: Burr (WGCB).
1 sheet drawings and cover sheet (1936, including site plan, elevation, section,
plans), 2 ext. photos (1972), 1 photo caption page
Survey number: HABS PA-19
Shelf number: HABS PA, 51-GERM, 162-
Snyder County, Beaver Springs vicinity
Gross Covered Bridge
Built: ca. 1878. Address: Spanning Middle Creek on Township Road 574. Length:
100 feet [WGCB: 87- feet]. Span: 1. Type: Burr
9 ext. photos (1984), 9 int. photos (1984), 4 photos of underside (1984), 1
page written information (1984), 1 photo caption page
Survey number: HAER PA-67
Shelf number: HAER PA, 55-BEAVS.V, 1-
Westmoreland County, West Newton vicinity
Bells Mill Bridge
Built: ca. 1850. Address: Spanning Sewickley Creek S. of
Huntingdon off U.S. 71. Builder: Daniel McCain. Length: 104 feet (WGCB). Span:
1 (WGCB). Type: Burr (WGCB).
2 sheets drawings (1936, including elevations, sections, framing plans, details),
2 ext. photos (1936),
1 page written information (1936)
Survey number: HABS PA-415
Shelf number: HABS PA, 65-NEWTW.V, 1-
York County, Detter's Mill
Detter's Mill Covered Bridge
Built: ca. 1815 [WGCB: 1848]. Address: Spanning Big Conewago Creek on Harmony
Grove Road between Dover and Warrington. Builder (attrib.): Theodore Burr.
Length: 258 feet (WGCB). Span: 2 (WGCB). Type: Burr.
1 ext. photo (1962), 1 int. photo (1962), 1 page written information (1984),
1 photo caption page
Survey number: HABS PA-5184
Shelf number: HABS PA, 67-DETMI, 1-
TENNESSEE
Carter County, Elizabethon
Elizabethton Covered Bridge
Built early in 1882. Address: Spanning Doe River on Hattie Avenue. Length:
134 feet (WGCB).
4 ext. photos (1965), 1 int. photo (1965), 1 photo caption page
Survey number: HABS TN-224
Shelf number: HABS TENN, 10-ELIZ, 2-
VERMONT
Caledonia County, St. Johnsbury
Fairbank, E.&. T., & Co., Two-Story Covered Bridge
Built: 1876. Destroyed 1972. Address: Spanning Sleepers River S.E. of Mount
Vernon Street. Designer:
Lambert Packard. Length: 60-feet 6-inches. Span: 1. Type: Town lattice truss
with arch. Laminated Gothic arches on exterior. Second-story added at a later
date.
2 sheets drawings (1969, 1970, including location map, sections), 7 ext. photos
(1969), 8 int. photos (1969), 2 pages written information (9183), 1 photo caption
page
Survey number: HAER VT-1-A
Shelf number: HAER VT, 3-SAJON, 1A-
VIRGINIA
Allegheny County, Greenwood vicinity
Humpback Covered Bridge
Built: 1835. Address: Spanning Dunlops Creek adjacent to Virginia Route 60.
Length: 109 feet 9- inches [WGCB: 100- feet]. Span: 1 (WGCB). Type: King. Unique
curved multiple kingpost truss system
4 sheets drawings (1970, including site map, elevations, plan, sections, details),
11 ext. photos (1963, 1971),
8 int. photos (1963, 1971), 4 pages written information (1971?), 1 photo caption
page
Survey number: HAER VA-1
Shelf number: HAER, VA, 3-COV.V, 1-
Campbell County, Gladys vicinity
Marysville Covered Bridge
Built ca. 1878 [WGCB: 1878]. Address: Spanning Seneca Creek, west of State
Road 633.
Length: 60 feet (WGCB). Span: 1 (WGCB). Type: multiple kingpost truss system
1 ext. photo (1960), 1 page written information (1984), 1 photo caption page
Survey number: HAER VA-20
Shelf number: HAER, VA-16-GLAD.V, 4-
Cumberland County, Cumberland vicinity
Trent's Bridge
Built ca. 1844. Address: Spanning Willis River. Length: 145- feet. Span: 1.
Type: [Town].
2 sheets drawings (1934, including half-plans, elevations, section), 1 ext.
photo (1934), 1 int. photo (1934), 1 page written information (1936)
Survey number: HABS VA-11-13
Survey number: HABS VA, 25-CUMB.V, 1-
Rockbridge County, Lexington
Covered Bridge
Built: 19thC? Address: Spanning North River, in town. Span: 4 [formerly 1].
Type: [Burr]. Not extant.
1 ext. photo (1930's)
Survey number: HABS VA-567
Shelf number: HABS VA, 82-LEX, 1-
WASHINGTON (STATE)
Wahkiakum County, Gray's River vicinity
Gray's River Covered Bridge
Built: 1905; covered ca. 1908. Address: Spanning Gray's River on Worrel Road.
Builders (probable): Ferguson & Houston of Astoria, Oregon. Length: 148 feet
[WGCB: 156 feet]. Span: 2 (WGCB) Type: Howe. Rehabilitated 1988.
4 photos of engineering structure (1988), 5 photos of rehabilitation of bridge
in process (1988), 7 photos of bridge after rehabilitation (1991), 1 photocopy
of 1905 plan (n.d.), 1 photocopy of ext. view (ca. 1940-1950), 1 photocopy
of Sargent Engineers Inc. measured drawing showing plan, section, and elevation
(1988)
Survey number: HAER WA-28
Shelf number: HAER WASH, 35-GRARI.V, 1-
WEST VIRGINIA
Cabell County, Milton
Milton Covered Bridge
Built: 1875-76. Address: Spanning Mud River. Length: 112-foot 10-inch [WGCB:
148 feet]. Span: Type: Howe.
3 ext. photos (1975), 1 int. photo (1975), 2 pages of written information,
1 photo caption page
Survey number: HAER WV-32
Shelf number: HAER WVA, 6-MILT, 1-
Jackson County, Ripley vicinity
Staats Mill Covered Bridge
Built: 1887. Address: Spanning Tug Fork River on Secondary 40 west of jct.
of Secondary 34.
Masons: Quincy and Grim, masons; Builder: H.T. Hartley. Length: 97-foot. Span:
2 [formerly 1].
Type: Long.
3 ext. photos (1982), 1 int. photo (1982), 4 pages written information including
copies of meas. drawings (1982), 1 photo caption page
Survey number: HAER WV-31
Shelf number: HAER WVA, 18-RIP.V, 1-
Marion County, Barracksville
Barracksville Covered Bridge
Built: 1853 [WGCB: 1852]. Address: Spanning Buffalo Creek on Secondary 145
(WGCB). Builders: Lemuel and Eli Chenoweth. Length: 132 feet [WGCB: 145 feet].
Span: 1 (WGCB). Type: Burr.
3 sheets drawings (1973, including location plan, cutaway plan, elevations,
sections), 5 ext. photos (1972, 1978), 3 ext. engineering photos (1972, 1978),
2 int. photos (1978), 15 pages written information (1978), 1 photo caption
page
Survey number: HAER WV-8
Shelf number: HAER WVA, 25-BARAC, 1-
WISCONSIN
Ozaukee County, Cedarburg vicinity
Covered Bridge
Built 1876. Address: Spanning Cedar Creek on Five Corners Road. Length: 120
feet. Span: 2. Type: [Town].
2 sheets drawings (1934, including plan, elevations, sections, details (sheet
#1 of west elevation and plan has reproduction no. LC-USZA1-590; sheet #2 of
sections, end elevation, and details has reproduction no. LC-USZA1-591)), 1
ext. photo (1934), 1 page written information (1936)
Survey number: HABS WI-28-12
Shelf number: HABS WIS, 45-CEDBU.V, 1-
CITATIONS -- Bridge
types enclosed in brackets were identified using these books:
WGCB: World Guide to Covered Bridges edited
by Betsy and Philip Clough (National Society for the Preservation
of Covered Bridges, Inc., 1959). Bridges marked "not extant" were
not found in this book.
CBNE: Covered Bridges of the Northeast by
Richard Sanders Allen. rev. ed. (Brattleboro, Vt.: The Stephen
Greene Press, 1974)
Prepared by: Marilyn Ibach, Reference Specialist. Last
revised: 04/14/97
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