Hog Haven

Saw these cuties on my way to photograph one of the Covered Briges and couldn't resist.

The Henry Bridge

Queenpost through truss covered bridge over Mingo Creek on Mansion Hill Road in Mingo Creek Park Year Built 1881 Builder Unknown Truss Type Queenpost Length 36 ft. Width 12 ft., 4 in. Color Red Weight Limit 2 tons Roof Tin Siding Vertical board Windows Four square Abutments Cut stone Wingwalls Stone and mortar capped with concrete Support 5 steel beams Stream Mingo Creek Location Nottingham Twp Ownership Washington County Accessibility Vehicular and pedestrian • Annual Covered Bridge Festival site since 1984 https://www.washcochamber.com/downloads/drive-book10-27.compressed.pdf

The Henry Bridge

Queenpost through truss covered bridge over Mingo Creek on Mansion Hill Road in Mingo Creek Park Year Built 1881 Builder Unknown Truss Type Queenpost Length 36 ft. Width 12 ft., 4 in. Color Red Weight Limit 2 tons Roof Tin Siding Vertical board Windows Four square Abutments Cut stone Wingwalls Stone and mortar capped with concrete Support 5 steel beams Stream Mingo Creek Location Nottingham Twp Ownership Washington County Accessibility Vehicular and pedestrian • Annual Covered Bridge Festival site since 1984 https://www.washcochamber.com/downloads/drive-book10-27.compressed.pdf

The Henry Bridge

Queenpost through truss covered bridge over Mingo Creek on Mansion Hill Road in Mingo Creek Park Year Built 1881 Builder Unknown Truss Type Queenpost Length 36 ft. Width 12 ft., 4 in. Color Red Weight Limit 2 tons Roof Tin Siding Vertical board Windows Four square Abutments Cut stone Wingwalls Stone and mortar capped with concrete Support 5 steel beams Stream Mingo Creek Location Nottingham Twp Ownership Washington County Accessibility Vehicular and pedestrian • Annual Covered Bridge Festival site since 1984 https://www.washcochamber.com/downloads/drive-book10-27.compressed.pdf

The Henry Bridge

Queenpost through truss covered bridge over Mingo Creek on Mansion Hill Road in Mingo Creek Park Year Built 1881 Builder Unknown Truss Type Queenpost Length 36 ft. Width 12 ft., 4 in. Color Red Weight Limit 2 tons Roof Tin Siding Vertical board Windows Four square Abutments Cut stone Wingwalls Stone and mortar capped with concrete Support 5 steel beams Stream Mingo Creek Location Nottingham Twp Ownership Washington County Accessibility Vehicular and pedestrian • Annual Covered Bridge Festival site since 1984 https://www.washcochamber.com/downloads/drive-book10-27.compressed.pdf

Ebenezer Bridge

Mingo Creek County Park Year Built Unknown Builder Unknown Truss Type Queenpost Length 32 ft. Width 15 ft. Color Red Weight Limit 10 tons Roof Sheet metal Siding Vertical board Windows Four rectangular Abutments Stone and mortar capped with concrete Wingwalls Stone and mortar capped with concrete Support Five steel beams Stream Mingo Creek Location Nottingham Twp Ownership Washington County Accessibility Vehicular and pedestrian Relocated in 1977 from the South Fork of Maple Creek in Ginger Hill and placed on the abutments of an earlier bridge • Alterations were made to the bridge to incorporate it into the landscape, including the extensions of the approach that resemble an old style train caboose • Also known as the Ebenezer Church Covered Bridge https://www.washcochamber.com/downloads/drive-book10-27.compressed.pdf

Ebenezer Bridge

Mingo Creek County Park Year Built Unknown Builder Unknown Truss Type Queenpost Length 32 ft. Width 15 ft. Color Red Weight Limit 10 tons Roof Sheet metal Siding Vertical board Windows Four rectangular Abutments Stone and mortar capped with concrete Wingwalls Stone and mortar capped with concrete Support Five steel beams Stream Mingo Creek Location Nottingham Twp Ownership Washington County Accessibility Vehicular and pedestrian Relocated in 1977 from the South Fork of Maple Creek in Ginger Hill and placed on the abutments of an earlier bridge • Alterations were made to the bridge to incorporate it into the landscape, including the extensions of the approach that resemble an old style train caboose • Also known as the Ebenezer Church Covered Bridge https://www.washcochamber.com/downloads/drive-book10-27.compressed.pdf

The Wright Bridge

Year Built 1875 Builder Unknown Truss Type Kingpost Length 26 ft. Width 13 ft., 4 in. Color Red Weight Limit 15 tons Roof Tin Siding Vertical board Windows Four square Abutments Stone and mortar capped with concrete Wingwalls Stone and mortar capped with concrete Support Heavy timbers Restoration 1999 Stream North Fork of Pigeon Creek Location Somerset Twp Ownership Washington County Accessibility Vehicular and pedestrian • Also known as the Cerl Covered Bridge and Carl Covered Bridge • Visible on the south end of I-70, west of the Kammerer Exit • Located on a dead-end road that once crossed I-70 https://www.washcochamber.com/downloads/drive-book10-27.compressed.pdf

The Wright Bridge

Year Built 1875 Builder Unknown Truss Type Kingpost Length 26 ft. Width 13 ft., 4 in. Color Red Weight Limit 15 tons Roof Tin Siding Vertical board Windows Four square Abutments Stone and mortar capped with concrete Wingwalls Stone and mortar capped with concrete Support Heavy timbers Restoration 1999 Stream North Fork of Pigeon Creek Location Somerset Twp Ownership Washington County Accessibility Vehicular and pedestrian • Also known as the Cerl Covered Bridge and Carl Covered Bridge • Visible on the south end of I-70, west of the Kammerer Exit • Located on a dead-end road that once crossed I-70 https://www.washcochamber.com/downloads/drive-book10-27.compressed.pdf

The Wright Bridge

Year Built 1875 Builder Unknown Truss Type Kingpost Length 26 ft. Width 13 ft., 4 in. Color Red Weight Limit 15 tons Roof Tin Siding Vertical board Windows Four square Abutments Stone and mortar capped with concrete Wingwalls Stone and mortar capped with concrete Support Heavy timbers Restoration 1999 Stream North Fork of Pigeon Creek Location Somerset Twp Ownership Washington County Accessibility Vehicular and pedestrian • Also known as the Cerl Covered Bridge and Carl Covered Bridge • Visible on the south end of I-70, west of the Kammerer Exit • Located on a dead-end road that once crossed I-70 https://www.washcochamber.com/downloads/drive-book10-27.compressed.pdf

Law Offices

Lately I've been traveling around rural Pennssylvania shooting watefalls and covered bridges. I found this building in some small town in Washington County and couldn't resist. I litterally, stopped the car on the street and shot it ouf of the car window. No traffic was disrupted in the effort. And if anyone recognizes the building, let me know what town I was in. Thanks

The Leatherman Bridge

Year Built Unknown Builder Unknown Truss Type Queenpost Length 36 ft. Width 12 ft. Color Red Weight Limit 15 tons Roof Tin Siding Vertical board Windows Four square Abutments Stone and mortar capped with concrete on one end, concrete on the other Wingwalls Stone and mortar capped with concrete Support Heavy timbers Restoration 1998 Stream South Branch of Pigeon Creek Location North Bethlehem Twp Ownership Washington County Accessibility Vehicular and pedestrian • Believed to have been built after 1860 • Believed to have been named after Mr. Joseph Letherman, one of the area’s earliest doctors (although the names are spelled differently) https://www.washcochamber.com/downloads/drive-book10-27.compressed.pdf

The Leatherman Bridge

Year Built Unknown Builder Unknown Truss Type Queenpost Length 36 ft. Width 12 ft. Color Red Weight Limit 15 tons Roof Tin Siding Vertical board Windows Four square Abutments Stone and mortar capped with concrete on one end, concrete on the other Wingwalls Stone and mortar capped with concrete Support Heavy timbers Restoration 1998 Stream South Branch of Pigeon Creek Location North Bethlehem Twp Ownership Washington County Accessibility Vehicular and pedestrian • Believed to have been built after 1860 • Believed to have been named after Mr. Joseph Letherman, one of the area’s earliest doctors (although the names are spelled differently) https://www.washcochamber.com/downloads/drive-book10-27.compressed.pdf

The Hughes Bridge 1

Year Built 1889 Builder Unknown Truss Type Queenpost Length 55 ft. 6 in. Width 12 ft. 4 in. Color Red Roof Tin Siding Vertical board Windows Four rectangular Abutments Concrete at north; stone and mortar at south Wingwalls Stone and mortar capped with concrete Stream Ten Mile Creek Location Amwell Twp Ownership Amwell Twp Accessibility Pedestrian only • Believed to have replaced an earlier bridge in the same location following a flood in 1888 • Partially dismantled in 1915 by Washington County as an endeavor to transfer to Mingo Creek County Park; legal proceedings resulted in the bridge remaining in Amwell Twp https://www.washcochamber.com/downloads/drive-book10-27.compressed.pdf

The Hughes Bridge

Recently I've been Shooting a lot of the remaining Covered Bridges in Western PA. If you love covered bridges click here to see the collection to date. https://www.donburkett.com/Galleries/Covered-Bridges

The Hughes Bridge

Year Built 1889 Builder Unknown Truss Type Queenpost Length 55 ft. 6 in. Width 12 ft. 4 in. Color Red Roof Tin Siding Vertical board Windows Four rectangular Abutments Concrete at north; stone and mortar at south Wingwalls Stone and mortar capped with concrete Stream Ten Mile Creek Location Amwell Twp Ownership Amwell Twp Accessibility Pedestrian only • Believed to have replaced an earlier bridge in the same location following a flood in 1888 • Partially dismantled in 1915 by Washington County as an endeavor to transfer to Mingo Creek County Park; legal proceedings resulted in the bridge remaining in Amwell Twp https://www.washcochamber.com/downloads/drive-book10-27.compressed.pdf

The Hughes Bridge 2

Year Built 1889 Builder Unknown Truss Type Queenpost Length 55 ft. 6 in. Width 12 ft. 4 in. Color Red Roof Tin Siding Vertical board Windows Four rectangular Abutments Concrete at north; stone and mortar at south Wingwalls Stone and mortar capped with concrete Stream Ten Mile Creek Location Amwell Twp Ownership Amwell Twp Accessibility Pedestrian only • Believed to have replaced an earlier bridge in the same location following a flood in 1888 • Partially dismantled in 1915 by Washington County as an endeavor to transfer to Mingo Creek County Park; legal proceedings resulted in the bridge remaining in Amwell Twp https://www.washcochamber.com/downloads/drive-book10-27.compressed.pdf

The Hughes Bridge

Year Built 1889 Builder Unknown Truss Type Queenpost Length 55 ft. 6 in. Width 12 ft. 4 in. Color Red Roof Tin Siding Vertical board Windows Four rectangular Abutments Concrete at north; stone and mortar at south Wingwalls Stone and mortar capped with concrete Stream Ten Mile Creek Location Amwell Twp Ownership Amwell Twp Accessibility Pedestrian only • Believed to have replaced an earlier bridge in the same location following a flood in 1888 • Partially dismantled in 1915 by Washington County as an endeavor to transfer to Mingo Creek County Park; legal proceedings resulted in the bridge remaining in Amwell Twp https://www.washcochamber.com/downloads/drive-book10-27.compressed.pdf

The Bailey Bridge

Year Built 1889 Builder Bailey brothers Truss Type Burr Length 66 ft. Width 15 ft. Color Red Weight Limit 16 tons Roof Sheet metal Siding Vertical board Windows Four rectangular Abutments Cut-stone and concrete Wingwalls Stone and mortar Support Steel beams and concrete pier Restoration 1999 Stream Ten Mile Creek Location Amwell Twp Ownership Washington County Accessibility https://www.washcochamber.com/downloads/drive-book10-27.compressed.pdf

The Bailey Bridge

Year Built 1889 Builder Bailey brothers Truss Type Burr Length 66 ft. Width 15 ft. Color Red Weight Limit 16 tons Roof Sheet metal Siding Vertical board Windows Four rectangular Abutments Cut-stone and concrete Wingwalls Stone and mortar Support Steel beams and concrete pier Restoration 1999 Stream Ten Mile Creek Location Amwell Twp Ownership Washington County Accessibility https://www.washcochamber.com/downloads/drive-book10-27.compressed.pdf

The Bailey Bridge

Year Built 1889 Builder Bailey brothers Truss Type Burr Length 66 ft. Width 15 ft. Color Red Weight Limit 16 tons Roof Sheet metal Siding Vertical board Windows Four rectangular Abutments Cut-stone and concrete Wingwalls Stone and mortar Support Steel beams and concrete pier Restoration 1999 Stream Ten Mile Creek Location Amwell Twp Ownership Washington County Accessibility https://www.washcochamber.com/downloads/drive-book10-27.compressed.pdf

The Day Bridge

Year Built 1875 Builder Unknown Truss Type Queenpost Length 36 ft., 6 in. Width 12 ft. Color Red Weight Limit 15 tons Roof Sheet metal Siding Vertical board Windows Four rectangular Abutments One stone and mortar capped with concrete, one concrete Wingwalls Three stone and mortar, one concrete Restoration 2002-03 Stream Short Creek Location Morris Twp Ownership Washington County Accessibility Vehicular and pedestrian • Closed between 1999-2003 when the bridge no longer supported the state-required 3 ton weight limit. Repairs involved the installation of steel support beams, new roof, deck and sidewalls https://www.washcochamber.com/downloads/drive-book10-27.compressed.pdf

The Day Bridge

Year Built 1875 Builder Unknown Truss Type Queenpost Length 36 ft., 6 in. Width 12 ft. Color Red Weight Limit 15 tons Roof Sheet metal Siding Vertical board Windows Four rectangular Abutments One stone and mortar capped with concrete, one concrete Wingwalls Three stone and mortar, one concrete Restoration 2002-03 Stream Short Creek Location Morris Twp Ownership Washington County Accessibility Vehicular and pedestrian • Closed between 1999-2003 when the bridge no longer supported the state-required 3 ton weight limit. Repairs involved the installation of steel support beams, new roof, deck and sidewalls https://www.washcochamber.com/downloads/drive-book10-27.compressed.pdf