Halls Mill Covered Bridge
Why it's listed
A covered bridge over Yellow Creek in Hopewell Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, dating from 1872. It is a shallow gable-roofed structure with low sidewalls that leave the Burr trussing system open to view. The bridge spans 91 feet at the end posts and has a 9-foot roadbed within a 12-foot-6-inch overall width, with 12 feet of vertical clearance. It carries road T528 and is owned by Bedford County. Foundations of the earlier Hall's Mill survive at the west end of the bridge, linking the crossing to the mill that once stood beside it. Bridges of this type were once common across Bedford County, and this example is one of the surviving covered bridges documented in the county survey. It is valued as a representative of 19th-century timber bridge building and the transportation network it served, and its open truss construction shows how these structures were engineered.
Significance in brief: The nomination treats the bridge as an example of 19th-century wood bridge technology once common in Bedford County, and as eligible under transportation. Reviewers noted that the bridge is one of 14 extant covered bridges in the county surveyed as a group. The form also records foundations of the older Hall's Mill at the west end.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 80003418, listed April 10, 1980. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | N of Everett on T 528, Hopewell Township, Hopewell |
|---|---|
| County | Bedford County |
| Listed | April 10, 1980 |
| Reference number | 80003418 |
| Resource type | Structure |
| Architectural style | Burr truss covered bridge |
| Areas of significance | Engineering, Transportation, Architecture |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition recorded as fair. |
| Acreage | 0.9 |
| Coordinates | 40.12417, -78.31703 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 80003418.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5643155
- This listing as JSON
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