{"nrhp_refnum":"79003816","name":"King Covered Bridge","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"S of Kuhntown crossing Hoover Run, Wayne Township","address_restricted":false,"city":"Kuhntown","county":"Greene County","state":"PA","lat":39.86329398400005,"lon":-80.27141136799997,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-06-22","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"King Covered Bridge is a queenpost-truss covered bridge crossing Hoover Run in Wayne Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania. It is listed as one of the covered bridges of Washington and Greene Counties and was built in 1880.","why_significant":"The nomination treats the bridge as an important example of vernacular wood bridge technology in rural southwestern Pennsylvania. It is described as representative of the once-common queenpost type, which the nomination says has a comparatively high survival rate in these counties. Its simple truss design and local features are cited as reflecting the character of the region.","narrative":"Built in 1880 across Hoover Run in Wayne Township, Greene County, King Covered Bridge is a queenpost truss bridge with a gable roof covered in raised seam tin and wide horizontal siding. Its abutments are cut stone blocks. The bridge has a road surface width of 15 feet, a clearance of 11 feet 6 inches, and an end post length of 46 feet 6 inches. It is one of several covered bridges in Washington and Greene Counties grouped together for their shared construction methods. Its significance lies in its value as a surviving example of vernacular wood bridge building. The queenpost truss was once a common bridge type in Pennsylvania, and the county group shows a comparatively high rate of survival. The bridge illustrates how simple truss designs and local details were applied in rural settings. Its condition was recorded as good at the time of the nomination.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition recorded as good.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:30.80831-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/79003816.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003816/20dc8297f9-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003816/20dc8297f9-1600.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:King_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:King_Covered_Bridge.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993008","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/King_Covered_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6411399"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/greene-county/king-covered-bridge-79003816/"}