Cogan House Covered Bridge
Why it's listed
A Burr truss covered bridge crosses Larry's Creek in Cogan House Township, Lycoming County, Pennsylvania, on township route T784. The structure is 93 feet long and 19 feet 7 inches wide, with a clearance of 10 feet 6 inches and a posted load limit of 4 tons. It was built in 1877 and is set in a remote valley that serves private land and state game land. Its rough horizontal siding and wooden shingles help the small bridge blend into the surrounding forest. It is one of a group of covered bridges in Lycoming, Bradford and Sullivan counties that were nominated together as a thematic group. Such bridges were built on original sites between about 1850 and 1898, and the Cogan House bridge is regarded as a representative example of the Burr arch type in the county. The bridge was in good condition at the time of nomination.
Significance in brief: The nomination describes the bridge as a small, well-preserved covered bridge set in a remote valley, with rough horizontal siding and wooden shingles that help it blend into the surrounding forest. It is one of a group of Burr arch covered bridges in the area, and the form notes that such bridges were built on original sites between about 1850 and 1898.
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 80003567, listed July 24, 1980. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence low).
Key facts
| Address | Se of White Pine on T 784, Cogan House township, Cogan House |
|---|---|
| County | Lycoming County |
| Listed | July 24, 1980 |
| Reference number | 80003567 |
| Resource type | Structure |
| Architectural style | Burr arch truss |
| Areas of significance | Transportation |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition recorded as good. |
| Acreage | 0.1 |
| Coordinates | 41.39820, -77.20070 (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 80003567.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q1106929
- This listing as JSON
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