Carmichaels Covered Bridge
Why it's listed
Near Carmichaels in Greene County, Pennsylvania, the Carmichaels Covered Bridge crosses Muddy Creek on a queenpost truss built in 1889. The structure has vertical board and batten siding and a gable roof covered with raised seam tin. Its end posts measure 64 feet, and the road surface is 15 feet wide, with a recorded clearance of 13 feet. The bridge is one of several covered bridges surveyed in Washington and Greene Counties, where wooden covered spans were once a common form of bridge in Pennsylvania. Its inventory entry records its condition as good. The listing rests on its value as a representative example of that type, showing how a simple truss and local design details were used in rural counties to carry traffic across streams.
Significance in brief: The nomination groups it with other covered bridges in Washington and Greene Counties and describes these bridges as important examples of vernacular wood construction. It states that covered bridges were once a common bridge type in Pennsylvania and that these rural examples illustrate the type's construction technology through the simplicity of their truss types and local design features.
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 79003815, listed June 22, 1979. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | E of Carmichael crossing Muddy Creek, Cumberland Township, Carmichael |
|---|---|
| County | Greene County |
| Listed | June 22, 1979 |
| Reference number | 79003815 |
| Resource type | Structure |
| Areas of significance | Transportation |
| Level of significance | State |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition recorded as good in the inventory entry. |
| Acreage | 0.1 |
| Coordinates | 39.89605, -79.95898 (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 79003815.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5043670
- This listing as JSON
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