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Hughes Covered Bridge

Covered bridge · Washington County, Pennsylvania

HUGHES CB OVER 10 MILE CREEK; 1889; QUEEN; 65’
HUGHES CB OVER 10 MILE CREEK; 1889; QUEEN; 65’ · JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0

Hughes 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 1889, in the late 19th century, making it the 102nd oldest of the 134 in Pennsylvania with a recorded construction date.

Status check, 2026-11: Queenpost truss over Ten Mile Creek in Amwell Township, now pedestrian-only; length is listed as 55 ft 6 in (span) or 65 ft overall, so it is left null. Hughes Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 40.0331° N, 80.1603° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1889
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates40.03306, -80.16028

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Questions

Where is Hughes Covered Bridge?

Hughes Covered Bridge is in Washington County, Pennsylvania, at 40.0331, -80.1603.

How many covered bridges are in Washington County?

Washington County, Pennsylvania has 26 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

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