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Nettie Woods Covered Bridge

Covered bridge · Greene County, Pennsylvania

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Nettie Woods Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Greene County, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania has 231 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 10 of them in Greene County.

It was built in 1882, in the late 19th century, making it the 86th oldest of the 134 in Pennsylvania with a recorded construction date; it is about 40 feet long (73rd longest of 83 measured in Pennsylvania).

Status check, 2026-11: Queenpost truss over Pursley Creek, built in 1882 by Lisbon Scott. It's the oldest surviving covered bridge in Greene County and was rehabilitated in 2005 with steel I-beams. Most sources say it's 40 ft long, but one blog says 43 ft. Locally it's usually called Neddie Woods. Nettie Woods Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.8630° N, 80.2342° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1882
Length40 ft
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates39.86297, -80.23422

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Questions

Where is Nettie Woods Covered Bridge?

Nettie Woods Covered Bridge is in Greene County, Pennsylvania, at 39.8630, -80.2342.

How many covered bridges are in Greene County?

Greene County, Pennsylvania has 10 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

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