WayfarrowHays Bridge Historic District
Covered bridge · Franklin County, Pennsylvania
Hays Bridge Historic District is a covered bridge in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, described in its record as historic district in Pennsylvania, United States. Pennsylvania has 231 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 2 of them in Franklin County.
Status check, 2026-11: This is an NRHP historic district, not a single covered bridge. The 'Hays Bridge' itself is a stone double-arch bridge (about 1820, rebuilt 1928). The district also includes the 87-ft Witherspoon (Ped) covered bridge from 1883, Franklin County's only remaining covered bridge. 'Standing' is based on the stone bridge being reported open to traffic; I found no recent status for the covered bridge. Hays Bridge Historic District is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.7886° N, 77.8542° W.
Key facts
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
|---|---|
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 39.78860, -77.85420 |
Nearby places
- Martin's Mill Covered Bridge (Antrim Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania)covered bridge · Franklin County · 4.5 mi
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- Tabbghost town · Berkeley County · 19.9 mi
- Foltzghost town · Berkeley County · 20 mi
- Browns Storeghost town · Washington County · 20.5 mi
- Tartownghost town · Adams County · 21.4 mi
- Roundtopghost town · Morgan County · 21.5 mi
- Penryghost town · Berkeley County · 23.6 mi
- Bills Placeghost town · Fulton County · 24.2 mi
- Elk Branchghost town · Berkeley County · 24.3 mi
- Shepherdstown Covered Bridge (1871)covered bridge · West Virginia · 24.6 mi
- Shepherdstown Covered Bridge (1850)covered bridge · West Virginia · 24.6 mi
Questions
Where is Hays Bridge Historic District?
Hays Bridge Historic District is in Franklin County, Pennsylvania, at 39.7886, -77.8542.
How many covered bridges are in Franklin County?
Franklin County, Pennsylvania has 2 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.