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Bedford
County, Pennsylvania
(WGN
38-05-22) (WGCB PA-05-22)
(1890) A single-span
Burr arch truss 97' 2" over Bobs Creek. Located: Bypassed by Covered
Bridge Road (TR 575), 0.9 mile northwest of Osterburg, East St. Clair Township,
Pennsylvania. Directions: In Osterburg, Pennsylvania at the
jct. of SR 869 and SR 4019, go west on SR 869 for 0.9 mile to Covered Bridge
Road (TR 575). The bridge is just ahead to the left, bypassed by
Covered Bridge Road. It was bypassed in 1973 by a new steel and concrete
bridge and is now closed with a cable across the portals. It has
vertical boards on the lower one-third of the exterior sides and wide,
horizontal boards on the interior. The portal gable ends are also
covered with horizontal boards. The Burr arch truss system has an
additional horizontal brace that runs the length of the bridge between
the two arches. The roof is sheet metal, and the deck consists of
runners laid over crosswise planking. The structure rests on stone
and mortar abutments. Also known as the
Osterburg Covered Bridge.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 10,
1980. |
