Horn Davis Overholtzer Bridge Explained

Horn Davis Overholtzer Bridge
Designated Other1 Name:Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation Landmark
Designated Other1 Link:Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation
Designated Other1 Color:
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Location:Southeast of Fairfield, Morgan Township and West Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates:40.0081°N -80.0625°W
Built:1889
Architecture:Burr Arch
Added:June 22, 1979
Refnum:79002354

The Horn or Horn Davis or Overholtzer Bridge was a historic wooden covered bridge located in Morgan Township in Greene County and West Bethlehem Township in Washington County, Pennsylvania.

The bridge collapsed in March 1994, and has not been replaced or rebuilt.[1]

History and architectural features

This historic structure was a 96adj=midNaNadj=mid, Burr Arch truss bridge that was erected in 1889. It crossed Ten Mile Creek. As of October 1978, it was one of nine historic covered bridges in Greene County.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. and was designated as a historic bridge by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation.

The bridge collapsed in March 1994, and has not been replaced or rebuilt.[3]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Davis/Davis Horn/Overholtzer Covered Bridge . Landmark Registry - Bridges. Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation. 2008. 2010-11-08.
  2. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. 2012-02-07. 2007-07-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H050725_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Horn Davis Overholtzer Covered Bridge]. 2012-02-07. Susan M. Zacher and Charlotte K. Lane. PDF. n.d..
  3. Web site: Davis/Davis Horn/Overholtzer Covered Bridge . Landmark Registry - Bridges. Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation. 2008. 2010-11-08.