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Greene
County, Pennsylvania
(WGN
38-30-26) (WGCB PA-30-26) (1882) A single-span,
Queenpost truss, 45' 5" over Pursley Creek. Located: On Woods
Road (TR 582), approximately 1 miles north of Oak Forest, Center Township,
Pennsylvania. Directions: Just south of East View, Pennsylvania,
at the jct. of SR 18/SR 21 and Oak Forest Road (SR 3013), go south on Oak
Forest Road (SR 3013) for 1.8 miles to Woods Road (TR 582). The bridge is just
to the right on Woods Road (TR 582). This is the oldest covered bridge
remaining in Greene County. It was named for Edward (Ned or Neddie)
W. Wood, a Civil War veteran who owned the land on which the bridge was
built in 1882. The bridge is covered with unpainted vertical board siding
on both the sides and portals, the roof is of corrugated sheet metal, and
the deck is covered with crosswise planking. The only openings are
the lengthwise ones immediately under the eaves. The structure is
reinforced with five steel I beams and rest on cut stone abutments which
extend to moderately long wing walls. The portal sign indicates the
bridges name as "Woods." It is also known as the Nettie Woods
Covered Bridge, the Nettie Wood Covered Bridge as well as the
Woods
Covered Bridge. It was listed on the National Register of Historic
Places on June 22, 1979. (Oct 2005) |
