WayfarrowGlessner Bridge
Covered bridge · Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Glessner 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 1881, in the late 19th century, making it the 78th oldest of the 134 in Pennsylvania with a recorded construction date; it crosses Stonycreek River.
Status check, 2026-11: Built by Tobias Glessner over the Stonycreek River, it was closed in 1995 and rehabilitated in 1998. One older account (Falk) says it was built in 1862; length is left null because the NRHP and Library of Congress say 90 ft while lostbridges.org gives 98 ft total. Glessner Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 40.0258° N, 78.9211° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1881 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Stonycreek River |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 40.02580, -78.92110 |
Nearby places
- Trostletown Bridgecovered bridge · Somerset County · 5 mi
- New Baltimore Bridgecovered bridge · Somerset County · 8.3 mi
- Walter's Mill Bridgecovered bridge · Somerset County · 8.7 mi
- Beechdale Bridgecovered bridge · Somerset County · 11.6 mi
- Packsaddle Bridgecovered bridge · Somerset County · 12.2 mi
- Diehls Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Bedford County · 14.5 mi
- New Paris Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Bedford County · 16.5 mi
- Heirline Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Bedford County · 17.4 mi
- Ryot Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Bedford County · 17.6 mi
- Shaffer's Bridgecovered bridge · Somerset County · 17.8 mi
- Barronvale Bridgecovered bridge · Somerset County · 19.2 mi
- Dr. Knisley Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Bedford County · 19.3 mi
Questions
Where is Glessner Bridge?
Glessner Bridge is in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, at 40.0258, -78.9211.
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.