WayfarrowCerl Wright Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Washington County, Pennsylvania
Cerl Wright Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Washington County, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania has 231 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 26 of them in Washington County.
It was built in 1875, in the late 19th century, making it the 56th oldest of the 134 in Pennsylvania with a recorded construction date; it is about 26 feet long (81st longest of 83 measured in Pennsylvania).
Status check, 2026-11: A kingpost bridge over the North Fork of Pigeon Creek, also called the Cerl or Carl bridge; it sits on a dead-end road that once crossed I-70 and was restored in 1999. Cerl Wright Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 40.1589° N, 80.0489° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1875 |
|---|---|
| Length | 26 ft |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 40.15889, -80.04889 |
Nearby places
- Ebenezer Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 2.3 mi
- Henry Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 3.4 mi
- Clokeyvilleghost town · Washington County · 4.9 mi
- Horn Davis Overholtzer Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 10.5 mi
- Hughes Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 10.5 mi
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 11 mi
- Bailey Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 12.3 mi
- Grimes Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Greene County · 15.3 mi
- Cox Farm Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Greene County · 15.5 mi
- Lippincott Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Greene County · 15.5 mi
- Day Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 15.7 mi
- Blackburnghost town · Westmoreland County · 15.8 mi
Questions
Where is Cerl Wright Covered Bridge?
Cerl Wright Covered Bridge is in Washington County, Pennsylvania, at 40.1589, -80.0489.
How many covered bridges are in Washington County?
Washington County, Pennsylvania has 26 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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