{"nrhp_refnum":"79002363","name":"Miller, Longdon L., Covered Bridge","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"NW of West Finley","address_restricted":false,"city":"West Finley","county":"Washington County","state":"PA","lat":39.999171570000044,"lon":-80.47263197099994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-06-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A queenpost covered bridge over Templeton's Fork of Wheeling Creek in West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. It is listed as one of the covered bridges of Washington and Greene Counties.","why_significant":"The nomination describes the bridge as an important example of vernacular wood bridge technology. It is part of a group of covered bridges in the two counties that illustrate the once-common bridge type and reflect the rural character of the area. The document states the bridge is in good condition.","narrative":"Located over Templeton's Fork of Wheeling Creek in West Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, this covered bridge is a queenpost truss structure with vertical board siding and a tin-covered gable roof. Its main span measures 67 feet 6 inches between end posts, and the roadway is 11 feet 10 inches wide. Three square cut windows pierce each side wall, letting light into the interior. Wooden bracing now supports the bridge floor. The bridge is one of several covered bridges in Washington and Greene Counties documented together as a group. Nomination reviewers judged the group to be a comparatively high survival of a once-common bridge type in Pennsylvania. The bridge illustrates the simplicity of the truss design and local variations in construction, showing how wood bridge technology was applied in rural counties. It was recorded in good condition.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":["A","C"],"status_note":"Condition good, per the inventory entry; the bridge floor is supported by wooden bracing.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:29.074086-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/79002363.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002363/6d94b760df-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002363/6d94b760df-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Longdon_Covered_Bridge.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Brian M. Powell (user Bitmapped on en.wikipedia)</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Longdon_Covered_Bridge.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71994033","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Longdon_L._Miller_Covered_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6673687"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/washington-county/miller-longdon-l-covered-bridge-79002363/"}