Crawford Covered Bridge
Why it's listed
Spanning the Robinson Fork of Wheeling Creek near West Finley in Washington County, Pennsylvania, the Crawford Covered Bridge is a queenpost truss structure with a road surface about eleven feet seven inches wide. It has vertical board siding, a tin-covered gable roof, and square windows cut into the ends of its side walls. Cut stone abutments and later rods support the span. The bridge is one of a group of covered bridges in Washington and Greene Counties that were once common across Pennsylvania. Its simple truss type and local construction details are regarded as representative of the region's wood bridge-building technology. The bridge is in good condition and is listed as part of a multiple property group that records the rural covered bridges of these two counties.
Significance in brief: The nomination argues that the group of covered bridges is an important example of vernacular wood structures that illustrate the bridge-building technology of the region. The Crawford bridge is described as in good condition, with cut stone abutments and square windows cut into the ends of its side walls.
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 79002361, listed June 22, 1979. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence low).
Key facts
| Address | Spanning Robinson Fork Creek, West Finley |
|---|---|
| County | Washington County |
| Listed | June 22, 1979 |
| Reference number | 79002361 |
| Resource type | Structure |
| Areas of significance | Transportation |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition described as good. |
| Acreage | 0.1 |
| Coordinates | 40.00241, -80.47214 (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 79002361.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5182854
- This listing as JSON
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