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Washington
County, Pennsylvania
(WGN
38-63-11) (WGCB PA-63-11) (c. post 1860;
closed 1996; reopened 2000) A single-span Queenpost truss 48'
2" long over Robinson Fork of the Wheeling Creek. Located:
On Dogwood Hill Road (TR 379), 1.2 miles north of Good Intent, West Finley
Township, Pennsylvania, Directions: In Good Intent, Pennsylvania,
at the jct. of Good Intent Road (SR 3025) and Robinson Run (TR 343), go
north on Good Intent Road (SR 3025) for 1.2 miles to Dogwood Hill Road
(TR 379). Turn right on Dogwood Hill Road (TR 379) and go 0.1 mile
to the bridge. The bridge is located along a gravel township road
in a hidden valley. The timbers in the Queenpost
truss construction of the bridge are all sawed which indicates the date
of the bridge's construction is post 1860. The structure is covered
with vertical board siding on both the sides and the portals are painted
barn red inside and out. It has a sheet metal roof, with a deck of
crosswise planking, two rectangular windows on each side and eave openings.
The structure rests on stone and mortar abutments. On one end, the wing
walls and parapets are made of stone and mortar, one of which is quite
long, and on the other end they are made of concrete. The deck is
supported with two sets of wooden timbers that rest in the streambed.
Records indicated that the bridge had been closed in 1996, but was not
placed on the twelve year plan for restoration. In May 2000, it was
reopened. When visited on April 28, 2005 there was a handwritten
" road closed" sign in front of the bridge. Heavy rains had apparently
washed out the gravel road further up the valley and some locals had placed
the sign as a warning to travelers. It was listed on the National
Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1979. (Apr 2005) |
