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Bradford
County, Pennsylvania
(WGN
38-08-01) (WGCB PA-08-01): (1853;
closed 1997; rehabilitated 2001) A single-span multiple Kingpost
with Burr arch truss 108' 2" over Browns Creek. Located:
On Covered Bridge Road, Luthers Mills, Burlington Township, Pennsylvania.
Directions: In Luthers Mills, Pennsylvania, from the jct. of US 6
and Covered Bridge Road, go north on Covered Bridge Road for 0.1 mile to
sign which indicates "Covered Bridge 1 Mile". Turn right at the sign
and continue to the bridge. It is reported to be the highest Pennsylvania
bridge above its stream bed. There is a drop of more than thirty
feet from the bridge to Browns Creek below. The bridge was closed
in 1997 awaiting approval of funds for restoration. The estimated
cost of the restoration was in excess of $800,000.00. It was rehabilitated
in 2001. The structure rests on concrete and stone abutments with
concrete and stone wing walls capped with concrete that are below road
level. It is covered with naturally weathered vertical boards and
batten on the portals and the lower third of its sides exposing the upper
part of the Burr arch and multiple Kingpost truss. The floor consists
of wide crosswise boarding and two three board lengthwise runners and a
cedar shake roof. Also known as the Knapp's Covered Bridge,
the Luther's Mill Covered Bridge and the Brown's Creek Covered
Bridge. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places
on July 24, 1980. (May 2009) |
