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Greene
County, Pennsylvania
(WGN
38-30-30) (WGCB PA-30-30) (c. 1900-1919)
A single-span Queenpost truss 70' 2" over Whitely Creek. Located:
On Roberts Run Road (TR 604) approximately 2.5 miles west of Girards Fort,
Greene Township, Pennsylvania. Directions: From
I-79 South, Girards Fort/Kirby Exit (Exit 7), at the end of the exit ramp,
turn left on SR 2018. Go 1.6 miles to a "T" with SR 2011. Turn
right on SR 2011 and go 0.6 miles to Roberts Run Road (TR 604), turn right
on Roberts Run Road (TR 604), and go 0.1 mile to the bridge. Most
sources list the original construction date of this bridge as 1919 however,
the Statewide Covered Bridge Assessment indicates that the bridge was built
in 1900. A man, born in 1911, who grew up in this area, says that
he remembers the White Bridge being built when he was a young boy and that
prior to the building of the bridge there was a foot log across the creek
just west of where the bridge now stands. The bridge is the longest
of the Queenpost structures located within Greene County, Pennsylvania.
It also has an exceptionally high Queenpost truss with a clearance of 17'
6". The bridge is covered with white vertical tongue and grove board
siding on both the sides and the portals. The roof is covered
with sheet metal and the deck consists of runners laid over diagonal, crosswise
planking. The structure rests on cut stone and mortar abutments with
short, high cut stone and mortar wing walls. It also has narrow lengthwise
openings under the eaves. It was listed on the National Register
of Historic Places on June 22, 1979. (Oct 2005) |
