Trostletown Bridge
The Trostletown Bridge is a historic covered bridge in Quemahoning Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1845, and is a 104-foot-long (32 m) Kingpost truss bridge, with half-height plank siding and an asbestos shingled gable roof. The bridge crosses Stony Creek. It is one of 10 covered bridges in Somerset County.[2]
Trostletown Bridge | |
 Trostletown Bridge, July 2012 | |
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| Location | Southeast of Stoystown off U.S. Route 30, Quemahoning Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°5′45″N 78°56′44″W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1845 |
| Architectural style | Kingpost truss |
| MPS | Covered Bridges of Somerset County TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 80003636[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 11, 1980 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Herb Berman and Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Covered Bridges of Somerset County Thematic Resources (Trostletown Bridge)" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-08.
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