{"nrhp_refnum":"79003823","name":"Lippincott Covered Bridge","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"Off PA 221 crossing Ruff Creek, Washington Township","address_restricted":false,"city":"Waynesburg","county":"Greene County","state":"PA","lat":39.94337844200004,"lon":-80.12611543899999,"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 kingpost covered wooden bridge over Ruff Creek in Morgan Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania, with a 27-foot-8-inch end post length and a 15-foot road surface width. It was built in 1943 by the Greene County Roads and Bridges Department.","why_significant":"The bridge replaced an earlier, very old covered bridge and was built of wood because metal was scarce during World War II. The nomination presents it as an example of continued use of wood for bridge construction in a region where stone and metal were not available during the war. It is listed as part of the Covered Bridges of Washington and Greene Counties thematic group, which the nomination describes as important examples of vernacular wood-truss technology in rural counties.","narrative":"Built in 1943 over Ruff Creek in Morgan Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania, this covered bridge has a kingpost truss, horizontal siding and a shingled gable roof. The Greene County Roads and Bridges Department built it under the supervision of Benjamin F. Lewellan to replace an earlier, much older covered bridge on the same crossing. Wartime shortages of metal led the builders to choose timber, and the bridge continues a local tradition of solving crossing problems with wood in an area where stone and metal were scarce during the war. Its 27-foot-8-inch end post length and 15-foot roadway make it a compact example of the type. It is significant as a representative of the covered bridge tradition in Greene and Washington Counties, a group valued for its simple truss forms and local design features. The bridge was in good condition when recorded.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Greene County Roads and Bridges Department under the supervision of Benjamin F. Lewellan","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 17:11:29.65078-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/79003823.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003823/8e95233a48-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003823/8e95233a48-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY 2.0","author":"Kathy from just livin' in a small town in SW PA, USA","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cox_Farm_bridge.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Kathy from just livin' in a small town in SW PA, USA</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY 2.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Cox_Farm_bridge.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993004","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lippincott_Covered_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6556926"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/greene-county/lippincott-covered-bridge-79003823/"}