Grimes Covered Bridge

Grimes Covered Bridge was a historic wooden covered bridge located in Washington Township in Greene County, Pennsylvania. It was a 31.75-foot-long (9.68 m), King post truss bridge with a tin covered gable roof, constructed in 1888. It crossed Ruff Creek. As of October 1978, it was one of nine historic covered bridges in Greene County.[2]

Grimes Covered Bridge
The bridge in 1970
LocationOff Pennsylvania Route 221 at the crossing of Ruff Creek, north of Waynesburg, Washington Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°57′16″N 80°9′35″W
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Architectural styleKingpost truss
MPSCovered Bridges of Washington and Greene Counties TR
NRHP reference No.79003820[1]
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1979

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] In November 1992, it was destroyed in a fire.[3]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher and Charlotte K. Lane (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Grimes Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-19.
  3. "Grimes, Greene County". Lostbridges.org. Retrieved October 31, 2012.


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