{"nrhp_refnum":"79003832","name":"Wright, Cerl, Covered Bridge","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"NW of Bentleyville crossing North Fork of Pigeon Creek, Somerset Township","address_restricted":false,"city":"Bentleyville","county":"Washington County","state":"PA","lat":40.15908802900003,"lon":-80.04867267699996,"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 crossing the North Fork of Pigeon Creek near Bentleyville in Washington County, Pennsylvania, listed as W26 in the thematic group of covered bridges of Washington and Greene Counties.","why_significant":"The nomination presents the bridge as one of a comparatively large number of surviving covered bridges in these rural counties that illustrate the wood truss technology once common in Pennsylvania. It notes the bridges show the simplicity of the truss types and local design features. The form describes the group as important examples of vernacular structures.","narrative":"A kingpost covered bridge spanning the North Fork of Pigeon Creek near Bentleyville, Washington County, Pennsylvania. The bridge is 26 feet long with a road surface 13 feet 4 inches wide. It has horizontal siding, a tin-covered gable roof, four window openings cut into the side walls, and stone abutments. It is one of a group of covered bridges in Washington and Greene Counties that were considered together for listing as a thematic group. The nomination regards the group as important examples of vernacular wood bridge construction in Pennsylvania, a type that was once common across the state. The surviving bridges in these rural counties are described as illustrating the simplicity of their truss designs and certain local details of construction. The bridge is part of a multiple property listing that covers these structures as a set.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition described as good for the related inventory entry; the bridge is listed as a kingpost truss with horizontal siding, a tin-covered gable roof, four window cuts and stone abutments.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:28.915561-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/79003832.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003832/769196ccad-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003832/769196ccad-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"JERRYE &amp; ROY KLOTZ MD","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:CERL_WRIGHT_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:CERL_WRIGHT_COVERED_BRIDGE.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71994013","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerl_Wright_Covered_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5064512"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/washington-county/wright-cerl-covered-bridge-79003832/"}