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Bedford
County, Pennsylvania
(WGN
38-05-26) (WGCB PA-05-26) (1880; reconstructed 2000)
A single-span Burr arch truss 88' over Town Creek. Located on Covered
Bridge Road (TR 305), approximately 0.4 mile south of Hewitt, Southampton
Township, Pennsylvania. Directions: 3.3 miles north of the Maryland
state line In Hewitt, Pennsylvania at the jct. of SR 326 and Town Creek
Road (TR 306) (there is a sign for the bridge on SR 326), go south on Town
Creek Road (TR 306) for 0.3 mile to Covered Bridge Road (TR 305).
Turn left on Covered Bridge Road (TR 305) and go 0.2 mile to the bridge.
The sides of the bridge are almost completely covered with vertical
boards and have only length wise openings under the eaves. The lower
three feet of the interior is covered, and does not reflect the common
style of the county’s bridges. The portals are covered with horizontal
boards, and the roof is sheet metal. The deck consists of crosswise
planking, and the bridge rests on a stone and mortar abutments on the west
end and a concrete abutment on the east end. There are no wingwalls
and no evident steel reinforcements. There is a cable on one end
to help support the side which leans slightly. The bridge was reconstructed
in 2000. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
on April 10, 1980. (Apr 2005) |
