Horn Davis Overholtzer Bridge

Horn Davis Overholtzer Bridge
The bridge in 1970
Location Southeast of Fairfield, Morgan Township and West Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°0′29″N 80°3′45″W / 40.00806°N 80.06250°W / 40.00806; -80.06250Coordinates: 40°0′29″N 80°3′45″W / 40.00806°N 80.06250°W / 40.00806; -80.06250
Area 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built 1889
Architectural style Burr Arch
MPS Covered Bridges of Washington and Greene Counties TR
NRHP Reference # 79002354[1]
Added to NRHP June 22, 1979

The Horn or Horn Davis or Overholtzer Bridge was a historic wooden covered bridge located in Morgan Township in Greene County and West Bethlehem Township in Washington County, Pennsylvania. It was a 96-foot-long (29 m), Burr Arch truss bridge constructed in 1889. It crossed Ten Mile Creek. As of October 1978, it was one of nine historic covered bridges in Greene County.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] It is designated as a historic bridge by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation. The bridge collapsed in March 1994, and has not been replaced or rebuilt.[3]

References

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  1. 1 2 Staff (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher and Charlotte K. Lane (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Horn Davis Overholtzer Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-07.
  3. "Davis/Davis Horn/Overholtzer Covered Bridge". Landmark Registry - Bridges. Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation. 2008. Retrieved 2010-11-08.


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