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Washington
County, Pennsylvania
(WGN
38-63-21) (WGCB PA-63-21) (Date built unknown; repaired
1920; restored 1999) A single-span Queenpost truss 39' 2" over Brush
Run. Located: On Kramer Road (TR 861), approximately 5 miles
northeast of Florence, Hanover Township, Pennsylvania. Directions:
In Florence, Pennsylvania, at the jct. of SR 18 and Old Steubenville Pike
(SR 4004) go east on Old Steubenville Pike (SR 4004) for 2.3 miles to Knowlton
Hill Road. Turn left on Knowlton Hill Road and go 1.5 miles to Kramer
Road (TR 861); turn left on Kramer Road (TR 861) and go 1.4 miles to the
bridge. Although the year of the bridge's construction is unknown,
there is an inspection record which traced the maintenance of the bridge
from 1915 until sometime in the mid 1930s. According to this inspection
record, the county made repairs to the bridges vertical plank siding and
tin covered gable roof in 1920. It has a deck of crosswise planking,
and three windows on each side, in addition to the wide eave openings.
The structure rests on stone and mortar abutments which have been extended
to form short wing walls. Some restoration to the bridge was completed
in 1999. It now rests on six steel I-beam stringers, and it now has
a cedar shake roof. It was listed on the National Register of Historic
Places on June 22, 1979. (Oct 2005) |
