King's Bridge
Why it's listed
King's Bridge is a covered timber bridge carrying a road surface across Laurel Hill Creek in Middlecreek Township, about three miles west of New Lexington in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It is a Burr truss structure with a length of 127 feet 4 inches, a width of 12 feet 4 inches, and a clearance of 11 feet. The bridge rests on large cut stone abutments and has a gabled roof covered in asbestos sheeting, with vertical plank side walls and a window opening beneath the eaves. The original builder is not known. Records date its first construction to 1806, and a rebuilding in 1906 is recorded for the present structure. It was documented as one of the ten covered bridges in Somerset County, a group that represents the county's surviving historic covered timber bridge construction. Its listing rests on that surviving construction and its representation of the region's covered bridge tradition.
Significance in brief: The form lists it as one of the ten covered bridges of Somerset County examined under the county multiple property cover sheet. Its significance rests on its surviving covered timber construction and its place among the county's remaining covered bridges.
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 80003632, listed December 11, 1980. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | W of Somerset off PA 653, Middlecreek Township, Somerset |
|---|---|
| County | Somerset County |
| Listed | December 11, 1980 |
| Reference number | 80003632 |
| Resource type | Structure |
| Areas of significance | Engineering, Transportation |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition recorded as fair, with planks showing dry rot and some upright boards missing; foot traffic only, load not posted. |
| Acreage | 0.1 |
| Coordinates | 39.93766, -79.27121 (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 80003632.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q6410857
- This listing as JSON
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