WayfarrowErskine Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Washington County, Pennsylvania
Erskine 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 1845, in the first half of the 19th century, making it the 8th oldest of the 134 in Pennsylvania with a recorded construction date; it is about 47 feet long (70th longest of 83 measured in Pennsylvania).
Status check, 2026-11: The westernmost covered bridge in Pennsylvania and the oldest in Washington County, it is a queenpost truss over Middle Wheeling Creek; it is 47 ft overall with a 39 ft 6 in span, and it was restored in 2006. Erskine Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 40.0664° N, 80.5164° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1845 |
|---|---|
| Length | 47 ft |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 40.06639, -80.51639 |
Nearby places
- Blaney Mays Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 2.1 mi
- Danley Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 4.1 mi
- Wyit Sprowls Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 4.7 mi
- Crawford Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 5.2 mi
- Plant's Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 6.2 mi
- Scott Brownlee Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 6.5 mi
- Sprowl's Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 7 mi
- Longdon L. Miller Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 7.2 mi
- Shannonghost town · Ohio County · 8.6 mi
- Sawhill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 9.5 mi
- Glenns Runghost town · Ohio County · 10.5 mi
- Willow Springsghost town · Ohio County · 11.2 mi
Questions
Where is Erskine Covered Bridge?
Erskine Covered Bridge is in Washington County, Pennsylvania, at 40.0664, -80.5164.
How many covered bridges are in Washington County?
Washington County, Pennsylvania has 26 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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