{"nrhp_refnum":"79003829","name":"Ebenezer Covered Bridge","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"W of Ginger Hill crossing South Fork of Maple Creek, Nottingham Township","address_restricted":false,"city":"Ginger Hill","county":"Washington County","state":"PA","lat":40.19118664900003,"lon":-80.04082316199998,"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 covered bridge carrying a road over Mingo Creek in Washington County, Pennsylvania, near Ginger Hill (Nottingham Township). The bridge was moved to Mingo Creek County Park in 1977 and placed on the abutments of an earlier bridge.","why_significant":"The nomination treats the bridge as an earlier example of the covered truss bridges of Washington and Greene Counties, which it describes as important examples of vernacular wood bridge technology. The form notes the bridge was threatened by demolition and that its relocation saved it. The bridge is described as retaining its significance as an example of its truss type and region.","narrative":"A covered bridge with a queenpost truss spanning about 32 feet over Mingo Creek in Nottingham Township, Washington County, near Ginger Hill. Its road surface is about 15 feet wide. The bridge was moved to Mingo Creek County Park in 1977 and set on the abutments of an earlier bridge at that location. It is one of a group of covered bridges in Washington and Greene Counties that were documented together for their construction. The nomination regards these bridges as examples of wood bridge building in rural southwestern Pennsylvania, where stone and metal were not always readily available. The bridge is listed for its value as an example of its truss type and regional construction. Its relocation came after demolition threatened it, and the move preserved the structure. The bridge remains in good condition, though it has been altered from its original form.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Moved to Mingo Creek County Park in 1977; described as in good condition but altered.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:29.452345-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/79003829.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003829/f25ea8c12b-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003829/f25ea8c12b-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"JERRYE &amp; ROY KLOTZ MD","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:EBENEZER_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:EBENEZER_COVERED_BRIDGE.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71994039","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ebenezer_Covered_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5331669"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/washington-county/ebenezer-covered-bridge-79003829/"}