Neils Red Covered Bridge Explained

Neils Red Covered Bridge
Coordinates:39.8119°N -80.0139°W
Architecture:Burr arch
Added:June 22, 1979
Delisted:March 22, 2018
Refnum:79003817

The Neils Red Covered Bridge was an historic, American wooden covered bridge that was located in Greene Township in Greene County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. it was destroyed in an arson fire on June 19, 1990,[1] and was delisted from the National Register in 2018.

History and architectural features

This historic structure was an 86adj=midNaNadj=mid, 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.[2]

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, it was destroyed in an arson fire on June 19, 1990,[1] and was delisted from the National Register in 2018.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Red or Neals's or Neil's, Greene County . March 1, 2013 . Covered Spans of Yesteryear - www.lostbridges.org.
  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|H050777_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Neils Red Covered Bridge]. 2012-02-07. Susan M. Zacher and Charlotte K. Lane. PDF. n.d..