{"nrhp_refnum":"80003491","name":"Gudgeonville Covered Bridge","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"Se of Girard on T 460, Girard Township","address_restricted":false,"city":"Girard","county":"Erie County","state":"PA","lat":41.981833677000054,"lon":-80.26587212199996,"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 Elk Creek in Girard Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania, built in 1868 by William Sherman.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the bridge is one of the most spectacular covered bridges in the state because of its setting in a deep valley over Elk Creek. It is one of the only remaining covered bridges in Erie County and is presented as an example of 19th-century rural wood bridge technology in Pennsylvania. The bridge is listed as part of a series of Erie County covered bridges, and the reviewers noted that the case made for it was weak but that the resource appeared eligible.","narrative":"Built in 1868 by William Sherman, the Gudgeonville Covered Bridge is a multiple kingpost truss structure carrying a township road across Elk Creek in Girard Township, Erie County. It spans a deep valley and is described as one of the most striking covered bridges in Pennsylvania because of that setting. Its features include narrow vertical siding, cut stone abutments, and a gable roof. The bridge is one of only a few covered bridges still standing in Erie County. It is presented as an example of nineteenth-century rural wood bridge construction in Pennsylvania, and it was listed as part of a group of Erie County covered bridges documented together. The bridge has a length of 72 feet, a width of 14 feet, and a load limit of 3 tons, with a clearance of 12 feet. Its condition is recorded as fair.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"William Sherman (builder)","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition recorded as fair.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:32.240671-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/80003491.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003491/c95f45339d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003491/c95f45339d-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Niagara","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Gudgeonville_Covered_Bridge.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Niagara</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:Gudgeonville_Covered_Bridge.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71992892","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gudgeonville_Covered_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1553046"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/erie-county/gudgeonville-covered-bridge-80003491/"}