{"nrhp_refnum":"79003824","name":"Pine Bank Covered Bridge","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"SW of Studa crossing Rouine, Cross Creek Township","address_restricted":false,"city":"Studa","county":"Washington County","state":"PA","lat":40.28899916100005,"lon":-80.49073912099999,"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 bridge built in 1870, with vertical siding and a gable roof, originally over Thom's Run in Gilmore Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, and moved in 1962 to Meadowcroft Village.","why_significant":"The nomination presents it as an early example of the covered wooden bridge type in Pennsylvania's rural counties, where a comparatively high survival rate of such bridges is noted. It is described as illustrating the simplicity of truss types and local design features, and it was relocated to save it from demolition.","narrative":"Built in 1870 as a kingpost covered bridge with vertical siding and a gable roof, the structure originally spanned Thom's Run in Gilmore Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania. Its length from end post to end post is 30 feet 6 inches, and its road surface is 15 feet wide. In 1962 Albert Miller moved it to Meadowcroft Village, where it was placed in a different setting after being threatened with demolition. The nomination regards it as one of a group of covered bridges in Washington and Greene Counties that survive in comparatively high numbers. Its simple truss type and local design features are cited as typical of the wood bridge technology that was once common in Pennsylvania's rural counties. The bridge is included among the thematic resources of the covered bridges of these two counties because it represents that regional building tradition.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Moved to Meadowcroft Village in 1962 and retained there as a covered bridge.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:29.846042-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/79003824.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003824/7d9451310a-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003824/7d9451310a-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"JERRYE &amp; ROY KLOTZ MD","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:PINE_BANK_COVERED_BRIDGE.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">JERRYE &amp;amp; ROY KLOTZ MD</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:PINE_BANK_COVERED_BRIDGE.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71994005","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_Bank_Covered_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7195055"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/washington-county/pine-bank-covered-bridge-79003824/"}