Lippincott Covered Bridge

Lippincott Covered Bridge
The bridge in July 2007
Location Off Pennsylvania Route 221 at the crossing of Ruff Creek, northeast of Waynesburg, Morgan Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°56′36″N 80°7′35″W / 39.94333°N 80.12639°W / 39.94333; -80.12639Coordinates: 39°56′36″N 80°7′35″W / 39.94333°N 80.12639°W / 39.94333; -80.12639
Area 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Architectural style Other, Kingpost truss
MPS Covered Bridges of Washington and Greene Counties TR
NRHP Reference # 79003823[1]
Added to NRHP June 22, 1979

Lippincott Covered Bridge (also known as Cox Farm Covered Bridge) is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Morgan Township in Greene County, Pennsylvania. It is a 27.75-foot-long (8.46 m), King post truss bridge with a shingle covered gable roof, constructed in 1943. It crosses Ruff 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]

References

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  1. 1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "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: Lippincott Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-07.


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