{"nrhp_refnum":"80003492","name":"Waterford Covered Bridge","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"E of Waterford on T 459, Waterford Township","address_restricted":false,"city":"Waterford","county":"Erie County","state":"PA","lat":41.94131913200005,"lon":-79.96414589199998,"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 covered bridge over LeBoeuf Creek in Waterford Township, just outside the small community of Waterford, Erie County, Pennsylvania. It is a 78-foot, 15-foot-wide structure built in 1875.","why_significant":"The nomination identifies it as one of the few remaining covered bridges in Erie County and as an example of the town lattice truss system, the only one in the county to use it. It is one of four Erie County covered bridges nominated together as a thematic group representing 19th-century wood bridge technology and vernacular construction in rural Pennsylvania.","narrative":"Waterford Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge over LeBoeuf Creek in Waterford Township, Erie County, Pennsylvania, located just outside the small community of Waterford. Built in 1875, the 78-foot span is 15 feet wide and has a 10-foot clearance and a three-ton load rating. Richard Cross is named as its architect, and Charles and James Phelps as its builders. It uses the town lattice truss system, which is the only example of that system in the county. Its wide vertical plank siding and wooden shingled gable roof are also noted. The bridge was nominated as one of four Erie County covered bridges, which together represent 19th-century wood bridge technology and vernacular construction in rural Pennsylvania. Reviewers accepted it as one of a series, noting that the individual case for significance was modest but that the resources appeared eligible.","period_of_significance":"1875","architect_builder":"Richard Cross (architect); Charles & James Phelps (builders)","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition listed as good","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:32.687464-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/80003492.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003492/1a735f3b7c-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003492/1a735f3b7c-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"Niagara","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Waterford_Covered_Bridge,_July_2014.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:Waterford_Covered_Bridge,_July_2014.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71992894","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waterford_Covered_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2552548"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/erie-county/waterford-covered-bridge-80003492/"}