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Snyder
County, Pennsylvania
(WGN
38-55-02) (WGCB PA-55-02): (1870;
restored 2001) A single-span Burr arch truss 103' 6" over Middle
Creek. Located:
On bypassed section of Covered Bridge Road (TR 600), approximately 2 miles
east of Beavertown, Pennsylvania. Directions: In Beavertown,
Pennsylvania, from the jct. of SR 522 and SR 4007, go north on SR 522 for
1.5 miles to Covered Bridge Road (TR 600). Turn left on Covered Bridge
Road (TR 600) and go 1 mile to the bridge. The bridge was bypassed
by a new highway in 1979. It is covered with vertical
board and batten siding on both sides and the portals and painted barn
red, and has a sheet metal roof. The deck consists of crosswise planking
with no runners. The only opening is the ones under the eaves.
The structure rests on stone and mortar abutments reinforced with concrete,
and there are stone and mortar wing walls and parapets. The parapets
are capped with concrete. There is a plaque mounted on the portal indicating
the bridges name as the "Dreese's Covered Bridge." However
when the World Guide Number was assigned it was referred to as the "Beavertown
Covered Bridge." Also known as the Dreese Covered Bridge.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 10,
1979. (Sep 2006) |
