{"nrhp_refnum":"80003488","name":"Harrington Covered Bridge","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"T 338, Conneaut Township","address_restricted":false,"city":"Albion","county":"Erie County","state":"PA","lat":41.86882330000003,"lon":-80.42893795999998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-09-17","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Engineering","Transportation"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A multiple kingpost truss covered bridge over the West Branch of Conneaut Creek in Conneaut Township, near Albion, Erie County, Pennsylvania. It was built about 1870.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the bridge illustrates 19th-century wood bridge technology and the vernacular design of covered bridges built in rural areas of Pennsylvania. It is one of the few remaining covered bridges in Erie County and was nominated as part of a thematic group of county covered bridges. The reviewer noted the case for significance was weak but accepted the bridge as eligible because it belongs to that series.","narrative":"Built about 1870 over the West Branch of Conneaut Creek in Conneaut Township, Erie County, the Harrington Covered Bridge is a multiple kingpost truss structure measuring 72 feet long and 14 feet wide, with a clearance of 12 feet. Its vertical siding rests on cut stone abutments, and a gable roof covered in wooden shingles protects the truss. The portal is plain and slopes inward toward the trussing system. William Sherman is named as the builder. The bridge was repaired in 1962 under the supervision of the state highway department and was reported in good condition. It is one of the few covered bridges still standing in Erie County. Its importance lies in showing how rural Pennsylvania built wooden bridges with local, practical methods in the nineteenth century. It was nominated as part of a county group of covered bridges, and the reviewers accepted it as eligible within that series.","period_of_significance":"c. 1870","architect_builder":"William Sherman (builder)","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition given as good; repaired in 1962 under supervision of the state highway department.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:32.438905-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/80003488.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003488/612a347162-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003488/612a347162-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"JERRYE &amp; ROY KLOTZ MD","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:HARRINGTON_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:HARRINGTON_COVERED_BRIDGE.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71992890","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harrington_Covered_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15223083"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/erie-county/harrington-covered-bridge-80003488/"}