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Washington
County, Pennsylvania
(WGN
38-63-26) (WGCB PA-63-26) (1876) A single-span
Kingpost truss 34' 1" over the Templeton Fork of the Wheeling Creek.
Located: On Skyview Road (TR 408), approximately 2.5 miles west of
East Finley, East Finley Township, Pennsylvania. Directions:
In East Finley, Pennsylvania, at the jct. of SR 231 (East Finley road)
and Rocky Run Road (SR 3035), go west on Rocky Run Road (SR 3035) for 1.3
miles to Fairmount Church Road (TR 450). Turn right on Fairmount
Church Road (TR 450) and go 0.1 mile to Skyview Road (TR 408).
Continue straight on Skyview Road (TR 408) for 1 mile to the bridge.
Or from the Sprowl's Covered Bridge (WGN 38-63-03),
continue northeast on Rocky Run Road (SR 3035) for 0.3 mile to Fairmount
Church Road (TR 450). Turn left on Fairmount Church Road (TR 450)
and go 0.1 mile to Skyview Road (TR 408); continue straight on Skyview
Road (TR 408) for 1 mile to the bridge. A rather short Kingpost truss
structure with its sides and the portals covered with vertical board siding
on both sides and portals, Both its interior and exterior are
painted barn red. The bridge has a sheet metal roof, a deck of crosswise
planking and two rectangular windows on each side, as well as the eave
openings. It has stone and mortar abutments that extend into short
wing walls and relatively low parapets. The structure is supported
entirely by the Kingpost truss system. It was listed on the National
Register of Historic Places on June 22. 1979. (Apr 2005) |
