Grimes Covered Bridge | |
Location | Off Pennsylvania Route 221 at the crossing of Ruff Creek, north of Waynesburg, Washington Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°57′16″N 80°9′35″W / 39.95444°N 80.15972°W |
Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
Architectural style | Kingpost truss |
MPS | Covered Bridges of Washington and Greene Counties TR |
NRHP reference No. | 79003820[1] |
Added to NRHP | June 22, 1979 |
The Grimes Covered Bridge was an historic, American wooden covered bridge that was located in Washington Township in Greene County, Pennsylvania. It was destroyed by fire in 1992.
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History and architectural features
This historic structure was a 31.75-foot-long (9.68 m), King post truss bridge with a tin covered gable roof. Built in 1888, it crossed Ruff Creek. In October 1978, it was one of nine historic covered bridges in Greene County.[2]
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979,[1] it was destroyed in a fire in November 1992.[3]
References
- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-02-07. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher and Charlotte K. Lane (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Grimes Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-19.
- ^ "Grimes, Greene County". Lostbridges.org. Retrieved October 31, 2012.
External links
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-618, "Covered Bridge, Spanning Ruff Creek (Washington Township), Ruff Creek, Greene County, PA", 5 measured drawings, supplemental material