{"nrhp_refnum":"80003543","name":"Banks Covered Bridge","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"SE of New Wilmington on T 476, Wilmington Township","address_restricted":false,"city":"New Wilmington","county":"Lawrence County","state":"PA","lat":41.090587121000056,"lon":-80.28588205599993,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-06-27","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Engineering","Transportation"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Banks Covered Bridge is a covered bridge over Neshannock Creek in Wilmington Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1889.","why_significant":"The document identifies it as one of only two covered bridges remaining in Lawrence County. It uses the Burr arch truss system and its portals are described as similar to those common in Bucks County. It is listed as part of the Lawrence County Covered Bridges thematic resource group.","narrative":"Built in 1889, the Banks Covered Bridge crosses Neshannock Creek in Wilmington Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania. It is a Burr arch truss bridge with a gable roof, cut stone abutments and vertical plank siding. The bridge is 121 feet long and 15 feet wide, with a clearance of 9 feet and a posted load limit of 10 tons. Its portals resemble those common in Bucks County, and its walls rise only to the top of the truss, leaving a window area under the eaves. The nomination notes that it is one of only two covered bridges still standing in Lawrence County, the other being a Burr arch and Howe truss structure. Its survival in good condition makes it a representative example of the county's covered bridge building tradition, and it was included in the register as part of a group of Lawrence County covered bridges.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition recorded 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 17:11:33.76804-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/80003543.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003543/3915be2ebe-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003543/3915be2ebe-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Nyttend","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Banks_Covered_Bridge_northern_portal.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Nyttend</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Banks_Covered_Bridge_northern_portal.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993305","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Banks_Covered_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4856478"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/lawrence-county/banks-covered-bridge-80003543/"}