WayfarrowBeechdale Bridge
Covered bridge · Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Beechdale 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 was built in 1870, in the late 19th century, making it the 37th oldest of the 134 in Pennsylvania with a recorded construction date; it is about 52 feet long (68th longest of 83 measured in Pennsylvania).
Status check, 2026-11: Also called the Burkholder or Althouse Bridge; a Burr truss over Buffalo Creek with unusually low sidewalls, still open to traffic (measures 52 ft 4 in overall). Beechdale Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.8817° N, 79.0347° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1870 |
|---|---|
| Length | 52 ft |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 39.88170, -79.03470 |
Nearby places
- Deer Valley Kissing Bridgecovered bridge · Somerset County · 10.6 mi
- Glessner Bridgecovered bridge · Somerset County · 11.6 mi
- Packsaddle Bridgecovered bridge · Somerset County · 11.6 mi
- Walter's Mill Bridgecovered bridge · Somerset County · 12.9 mi
- King's Bridgecovered bridge · Somerset County · 13.1 mi
- Barronvale Bridgecovered bridge · Somerset County · 13.4 mi
- Trostletown Bridgecovered bridge · Somerset County · 15.5 mi
- Lower Humbert Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Somerset County · 15.6 mi
- New Baltimore Bridgecovered bridge · Somerset County · 15.7 mi
- Fischtner Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Bedford County · 17.1 mi
- Watsondaleghost town · Fayette County · 21.7 mi
- Shanty Townghost town · Allegany County · 21.7 mi
Questions
Where is Beechdale Bridge?
Beechdale Bridge is in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, at 39.8817, -79.0347.
How many covered bridges are in Somerset County?
Somerset County, Pennsylvania has 11 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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