Barronvale Bridge
Barronvale Bridge is located in Pennsylvania
Barronvale Bridge
Barronvale Bridge is located in the United States
Barronvale Bridge
LocationWest of Somerset off Legislative Route 55118, Middlecreek Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°57′10″N 79°16′14″W / 39.95278°N 79.27056°W / 39.95278; -79.27056
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1902
Built byCassimer Cramer
Architectural styleBurr arch
MPSCovered Bridges of Somerset County TR
NRHP reference No.80003633[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 11, 1980
Barronvale Bridge

The Barronvale Bridge, also known as Barron's Mill Bridge, is a historic covered bridge at Middlecreek Township, in Somerset County, Pennsylvania crossing Laurel Hill Creek. At 162 feet 3 inches (49.45 m) it is the longest remaining covered bridge in Somerset County. It is 13 feet 10 inches (4.22 m) wide. The Burr truss bridge was built in 1902, and is one of 10 covered bridges in Somerset County.[2][3]

References

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Zacher, Susan M. (1994). The Covered Bridges of Pennsylvania: A Guide. Harrisburg: Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. pp. 134. ISBN 9780892710546., page 17.
  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 2011-12-11. 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 (Barronvale Bridge)" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-08.[permanent dead link]
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