Bells Mills Covered Bridge

United States historic place
Bells Mills Covered Bridge
Bells Mills Bridge, 1939
40°13′9″N 79°42′37″W / 40.21917°N 79.71028°W / 40.21917; -79.71028
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1850
Built byMcCain, Daniel
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.80003648[1]
Added to NRHPJune 27, 1980

Bells Mills Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge in Sewickley Township and South Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.[2] It is a 95-foot-long (29 m), Burr truss bridge, constructed in 1850. It features pedimented gables and plain pilasters in the Greek Revival style. It crosses Sewickley Creek.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Wertz, Marjorie (June 28, 2012). "Sewickley Township span one of county's best-known landmarks". TribLIVE.com. Tarentum, Pennsylvania: Trib Total Media. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-06-11. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher and Hazel Adams (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bells Mills Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-03.

External links

Media related to Bells Mill Covered Bridge at Wikimedia Commons

  • Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-415, "Bells Mill Bridge, Sewickley Creek, West Newton, Westmoreland County, PA", 2 photos, 3 measured drawings, 2 data pages, supplemental material
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