{"nrhp_refnum":"79003822","name":"White Covered Bridge","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"W of Garards Fort crossing Whiteley Creek, Greene Township","address_restricted":false,"city":"Garards Fort","county":"Greene County","state":"PA","lat":39.805849445000035,"lon":-80.05216431499997,"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 wood covered bridge over Whiteley Creek in Greene Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania, with a queenpost truss, built in 1919. It is one of several covered bridges documented in a multiple-property nomination for Washington and Greene counties.","why_significant":"The nomination treats the bridges as important examples of vernacular wood bridge technology. It notes that covered bridges were once a common bridge type in Pennsylvania and that these rural counties have a comparatively high survival rate of them. The White Covered Bridge is described as having cut stone abutments and is rated in good condition.","narrative":"Built in 1919 over Whiteley Creek in Greene Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania, this covered bridge uses a queenpost truss, a timber framing system suited to shorter spans. It is 66 feet 6 inches long at the end posts and carries a road surface about 15 feet wide. Its walls are vertical siding beneath a gable roof, and its abutments are cut stone blocks. The bridge is one of several covered bridges documented in a regional multiple-property group for Washington and Greene counties. Covered bridges were once a common bridge type in Pennsylvania, and these two counties retain a comparatively high number of them. The structure is regarded as an important example of vernacular wood bridge technology, illustrating how simple truss types and local design features were applied in rural settings. In 1979 it was recorded as being in good condition.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Queenpost truss covered bridge","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 17:11:30.838254-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/79003822.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003822/f248b9ac6b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003822/f248b9ac6b-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:White_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:White_Covered_Bridge.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993016","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/White_Covered_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7994616"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/greene-county/white-covered-bridge-79003822/"}