WayfarrowBarronvale Bridge
Covered bridge · Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Barronvale Bridge is a covered bridge in Somerset County, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania has 231 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 11 of them in Somerset County.
It crosses Laurel Hill Creek; it is about 162 feet long (7th longest of 83 measured in Pennsylvania).
Status check, 2026-11: Sources give different build dates (the nameplate says 1830, others say 1846, and the NRHP and World Guide say 1902). It is the longest covered bridge in Somerset County, closed to cars but open to pedestrians. Barronvale Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.9528° N, 79.2706° W.
Key facts
| Crosses | Laurel Hill Creek |
|---|---|
| Length | 162 ft |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 39.95280, -79.27060 |
Nearby places
- King's Bridgecovered bridge · Somerset County · 1.1 mi
- Lower Humbert Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Somerset County · 8.3 mi
- Deer Valley Kissing Bridgecovered bridge · Somerset County · 11.4 mi
- Walter's Mill Bridgecovered bridge · Somerset County · 12.9 mi
- Beechdale Bridgecovered bridge · Somerset County · 13.4 mi
- Watsondaleghost town · Fayette County · 16.9 mi
- Geicesghost town · Garrett County · 18.1 mi
- Glessner Bridgecovered bridge · Somerset County · 19.2 mi
- West Overtonghost town · Westmoreland County · 19.3 mi
- Trostletown Bridgecovered bridge · Somerset County · 19.9 mi
- Wrightsghost town · Preston County · 22.4 mi
- Packsaddle Bridgecovered bridge · Somerset County · 24.7 mi
Questions
Where is Barronvale Bridge?
Barronvale Bridge is in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, at 39.9528, -79.2706.
How many covered bridges are in Somerset County?
Somerset County, Pennsylvania has 11 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.