Logan Mills Covered Bridge
Why it's listed
A covered bridge built in 1874 that spans Fishing Creek, a tributary of the West Branch of the Susquehanna River, in Clinton County near Loganton. It has a single 55-foot span carried on stone abutments, with a gable roof over a 12-foot-wide timber deck that is covered with gravel and limited to four tons. Its queenpost truss is unusually shallow, about six to eight feet deep, and the connecting crosspiece sits five to six feet below the top chord, which gives the bridge the look of a Burr arch truss. The builder is not known, and the shallow truss is considered unstable, so a wooden brace was added under one post. It is the only covered bridge in Clinton County and is regarded as a rare variation on a common Pennsylvania type. It belongs to a group of Pennsylvania covered bridges that were once numerous across the state's rivers and creeks. The bridge is in excellent condition.
Significance in brief: The bridge has an unusually shallow queenpost truss that gives it the look of a Burr arch truss. It is the only covered bridge in Clinton County and is described as a rare adaptation of a common Pennsylvania covered bridge type. It belongs to a period when Pennsylvania had many covered bridges across its waterways.
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 79002213, listed August 6, 1979. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | SW of Loganton over Fishing Creek, Loganton |
|---|---|
| County | Clinton County |
| Listed | August 6, 1979 |
| Reference number | 79002213 |
| Resource type | Structure |
| Period of significance | 1874 |
| Architectural style | Queenpost truss |
| Areas of significance | Engineering, Transportation |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Described as in excellent condition. |
| Acreage | 0.1 |
| Coordinates | 41.00576, -77.38615 (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.
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Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 79002213.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q12061357
- This listing as JSON
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