{"nrhp_refnum":"79002366","name":"Wyit Sprowls Covered Bridge","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"Spanning Robinson Fork Creek","address_restricted":false,"city":"West Finley","county":"Washington County","state":"PA","lat":40.01137856100007,"lon":-80.46257856699998,"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 the Robinson Fork of Wheeling Creek near West Finley, Washington County, Pennsylvania. It has vertical siding, a gable roof and three windows on each side, and is 43 feet long with an 11'6\" road surface width.","why_significant":"The form describes it as one of the important examples of vernacular wooden bridge technology in Washington and Greene Counties, where the covered bridge type was once common in Pennsylvania. It is treated as part of a group of bridges that together illustrate the simplicity of the truss type and local design features. The bridge is in a functionally appropriate setting.","narrative":"A wooden queenpost covered bridge spanning the Robinson Fork of Wheeling Creek near West Finley in Washington County, Pennsylvania. The structure is 43 feet long, with a road surface 11 feet 6 inches wide, and is sheathed in vertical siding under a gable roof with three windows on each side. Its queenpost truss is a simple form of the wooden bridge building tradition that was once common across Pennsylvania. The bridge is one of a group of covered bridges in Washington and Greene Counties that were surveyed together as a thematic resource. Together they show how local builders adapted the basic truss type, using simple framing and local design details. The bridge sits in a setting appropriate to its function as a road crossing. It is recorded in good condition. Its value lies mainly in the way it represents a regional wooden construction method that is now uncommon.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as good in the survey entry.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:30.577224-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/79002366.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002366/db334bd766-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79002366/db334bd766-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wyit_Sprowls_Covered_Bridge,_western_side.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wyit_Sprowls_Covered_Bridge,_western_side.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71994035","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wyit_Sprowls_Covered_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q8039839"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/washington-county/wyit-sprowls-covered-bridge-79002366/"}