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Union
County, Pennsylvania
(WGN
38-60-01) (WGCB PA-60-01): (1855;
wind
damage 2009) A single-span Burr arch truss 157' 10" over Penns Creek.
Located: On TR 320, approximately 1.5 miles southwest of Millmont,
Harley Township, Pennsylvania. Directions: In Hartleton, Pennsylvania,
at the jct. of SR 45 and Millmont Road (SR 3003), go south on Millmont
Road (SR 3003) for 1.7 miles to the jct. with SR 3004. Cross over
SR 3004 and continue on Millmont Road (SR 3003) turning right (west) just
after the modern steel and concrete bridge. Continue down this road
approximately .07 mile and take the first right to the bridge. There
is ample parking on this side of the structure. A article in the
The Daily Item indicated that a wind storm Thursday, February 12,
2009, packing gusts of up to 65 mph blew the roof off the (Millmont) Red
Bridge. The bridge, has been closed to traffic since October 1998 had been
scheduled to undergo renovations in the spring, but now will need even
more work after the wind blew the span’s roof off.
It
has horizontal, white ship lapped siding on the portals and barn red ship
siding the sides walls. The use of horizontal ship lapped siding
gives the illusion the bridge is longer than it is. The roof is covered
with sheet metal, and the deck is lengthwise planking in the center laid
over crosswise planking. There are no side openings other than the
lengthwise ones under the eaves. The structure has an exceptionally
long Burr arch with a few reinforcing tie rods and rests on stone and mortar
abutments with stone and mortar wing walls. Also known as the
Millmont
Red Covered Bridge and the Glen Iron Covered Bridge. It
was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on February 8, 1980.
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