{"nrhp_refnum":"79003818","name":"Woods, Nettie, Covered Bridge","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"N of Oak Forest crossing Pursley Creek, Center Township","address_restricted":false,"city":"Oak Forest","county":"Greene County","state":"PA","lat":39.81201664300005,"lon":-80.01375914099998,"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":"A queenpost truss covered bridge crossing Pursley Creek in Center Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania, near Waynesburg. It is one of the covered bridges in the Covered Bridges of Washington and Greene Counties thematic group.","why_significant":"The nomination describes the bridge as an important example of vernacular wood bridge construction and as embodying the simple, economical truss technology of the type once common in Pennsylvania. It notes that the two counties have a comparatively high survival rate of such bridges, which together illustrate the type and reflect the rural character of the area. The bridge is named for Edward W. Wood, a Civil War veteran who owned the land on which it was built.","narrative":"Built in 1882 by Lisbon Scott, this queenpost covered bridge carries a road across Pursley Creek in Center Township, Greene County, about a short distance from Waynesburg. It is 40 feet long and 15 feet wide, with a clearance of 11 feet 4 inches. The bridge has vertical plank siding and a gable roof covered in tin. It takes its popular name from Edward W. Wood, known as Ned or Neddie, a Civil War veteran who owned the land where the bridge was erected. The bridge is one of a group of surviving covered bridges in Washington and Greene Counties. The nomination regards these structures as good examples of vernacular wood bridge building, showing the simplicity of the truss type and the inexpensive methods once common across Pennsylvania. Its condition was recorded as good at the time of listing, and it remains a working link to the region's nineteenth-century rural road system.","period_of_significance":"1882","architect_builder":"Lisbon Scott","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition described 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 17:11:29.441814-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/79003818.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003818/8a9177471b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003818/8a9177471b-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:Woods_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:Woods_Covered_Bridge.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993010","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nettie_Woods_Covered_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7000512"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/greene-county/woods-nettie-covered-bridge-79003818/"}