Neils Red Covered Bridge

Neils Red Covered Bridge was a historic wooden covered bridge in Greene Township in Greene County, Pennsylvania. It was an 86-foot-long (26 m), Burr Truss bridge with a tin covered gable roof, constructed in 1900. It crossed Whiteley Creek. As of October 1978, it was one of nine historic covered bridges in Greene County.[2]

Neils Red Covered Bridge
The bridge in 1970
LocationEast of Garards Fort at the crossing of Whiteley Creek, Greene Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°48′43″N 80°0′50″W
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Architectural styleBurr arch
MPSCovered Bridges of Washington and Greene Counties TR
NRHP reference No.79003817[1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHPJune 22, 1979
Removed from NRHPMarch 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,[3] and was delisted from the National Register in 2018.

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: Neils Red Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-07.
  3. "Red or Neals's or Neil's, Greene County". Covered Spans of Yesteryear - www.lostbridges.org. Retrieved March 1, 2013.


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