Wyit Sprowls Covered Bridge
Why it's listed
A wooden queenpost covered bridge spanning the Robinson Fork of Wheeling Creek near West Finley in Washington County, Pennsylvania. The structure is 43 feet long, with a road surface 11 feet 6 inches wide, and is sheathed in vertical siding under a gable roof with three windows on each side. Its queenpost truss is a simple form of the wooden bridge building tradition that was once common across Pennsylvania. The bridge is one of a group of covered bridges in Washington and Greene Counties that were surveyed together as a thematic resource. Together they show how local builders adapted the basic truss type, using simple framing and local design details. The bridge sits in a setting appropriate to its function as a road crossing. It is recorded in good condition. Its value lies mainly in the way it represents a regional wooden construction method that is now uncommon.
Significance in brief: The form describes it as one of the important examples of vernacular wooden bridge technology in Washington and Greene Counties, where the covered bridge type was once common in Pennsylvania. It is treated as part of a group of bridges that together illustrate the simplicity of the truss type and local design features. The bridge is in a functionally appropriate setting.
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 79002366, listed June 22, 1979. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | Spanning Robinson Fork Creek, West Finley |
|---|---|
| County | Washington County |
| Listed | June 22, 1979 |
| Reference number | 79002366 |
| Resource type | Structure |
| Areas of significance | Transportation |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition listed as good in the survey entry. |
| Acreage | 0.1 |
| Coordinates | 40.01138, -80.46258 (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 79002366.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q8039839
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.