Leatherman Covered Bridge
Approximate location: the National Park Service places this pin arbitrarily within the property, not at a surveyed point (stated accuracy ±12 m).
Why it's listed
A queenpost-truss covered bridge crosses the South Branch of Pigeon Creek near Cokeburg in Washington County, Pennsylvania. It is 36 feet long with a 12-foot road surface and has vertical board siding, a gable roof and cut stone abutments. Two square cut windows pierce each side wall. The bridge belongs to a group of covered bridges in Washington and Greene counties that were listed together as a multiple property. Its builders are not named in the nomination. The bridge is regarded as an example of a once-common vernacular timber bridge type, built with a simple truss design and local construction methods. Its importance lies in the relatively high number of such bridges that survived in these two rural counties, which together reflect the regional character of wood bridge building in Pennsylvania. The structure was in good condition when documented.
Significance in brief: The nomination describes these covered bridges as important examples of vernacular wood bridge technology, and notes that the bridges in these rural counties illustrate a once-common bridge type. It states that a comparatively high proportion of such structures has survived in the two counties.
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 79002351, listed June 22, 1979. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | N of Cokeburg, Cokeburg |
|---|---|
| County | Washington County |
| Listed | June 22, 1979 |
| Reference number | 79002351 |
| Resource type | Structure |
| Areas of significance | Transportation |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition recorded as good. |
| Acreage | 0.1 |
| Coordinates | 40.34071, -80.33117 (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 79002351.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q6510484
- This listing as JSON
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