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Columbia
County, Pennsylvania
(WGN
38-19-29) (WGCB PA-19-29): (1865)
A single-span multiple Kingpost with Burr arch truss 84' over North Branch
of Roaring Creek. Located: On Parr’s Mill Road (TR 328) northwest
of Slabtown, Cleveland Township, Pennsylvania. Directions:
From the Esther Furnace Covered Bridge (WGN
38-19-20) , continue through the bridge for 0.4 mile to the jct.
with Rider Road (TR 344), bear left on Esther Furnace Road for 0.4 mile
to crossroads. The bridge is straight ahead across the intersection
0.1 mile. Built at a cost of $1,275.00. In 1875, Washington
Parr purchased the Willow Grove Grist Mill which was located near the bridge.
After this purchase, Parr’s Mill Covered Bridge became its common
name. The Burr arches sandwich a multiple Kingpost truss. It
is covered with vertical board siding on the portals on the east side and
with ship lapped siding on the west side. The bridges roof is sheet
metal, and the deck is covered with runners laid over diagonal crosswise
planking. The structure rests on a concrete abutment on the north
end and a stone and mortar abutment on the south end. Also known
as the Parr Covered Bridge, the Paar's Mill Covered Bridge
and
the County No. 10 Covered Bridge. It was listed on the National
Register of Historic Places on November 29, 1979. (Apr 2006) |
