Neils Red Covered Bridge
The Neils Red Covered Bridge was an historic, American wooden covered bridge that was located in Greene Township in Greene County, Pennsylvania.
Neils Red Covered Bridge | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
 The bridge in 1970 | |
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| Location | East of Garards Fort at the crossing of Whiteley Creek, Greene Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°48′43″N 80°0′50″W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Architectural style | Burr arch |
| MPS | Covered Bridges of Washington and Greene Counties TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 79003817[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | June 22, 1979 |
| Removed from NRHP | March 22, 2018 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] it was destroyed in an arson fire on June 19, 1990,[2] and was delisted from the National Register in 2018.
History and architectural features
This historic structure was an 86-foot-long (26 m), Burr Truss bridge with a tin covered gable roof, Built in 1900, it crossed Whiteley Creek. As of October 1978, it was one of nine historic covered bridges that existed in Greene County.[3]
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979,[1] it was destroyed in an arson fire on June 19, 1990,[2] and was delisted from the National Register in 2018.
References
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Neils Red Covered Bridge.
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "Red or Neals's or Neil's, Greene County". Covered Spans of Yesteryear - www.lostbridges.org. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
- "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved February 7, 2012. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher and Charlotte K. Lane (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Neils Red Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved February 7, 2012.
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