WayfarrowWaterford Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Erie County, Pennsylvania
Waterford Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Erie County, Pennsylvania, described in its record as bridge in Pennsylvania, United States. Pennsylvania has 231 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 4 of them in Erie County.
It was built in 1875, in the late 19th century, making it the 56th oldest of the 134 in Pennsylvania with a recorded construction date; it crosses LeBoeuf Creek; it is about 86 feet long (36th longest of 83 measured in Pennsylvania).
Status check, 2026-11: Town lattice truss over LeBoeuf Creek and the northernmost historic covered bridge in PA. It was closed in 2011 and, per one listing site, reopened in November 2024 after a $3.4M restoration. Length is 85 ft 11 in; one outlier source says 78 ft. Waterford Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 41.9411° N, 79.9633° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1875 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | LeBoeuf Creek |
| Length | 86 ft |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 41.94110, -79.96330 |
Nearby places
- Erie Land Lightlighthouse · Erie County · 14.9 mi
- Erie Yacht Club Lightlighthouse · Erie County · 15.3 mi
- Gudgeonville Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Erie County · 15.9 mi
- Erie Harbor North Pier Lightlighthouse · Erie County · 15.9 mi
- Presque Isle Lightlighthouse · Erie County · 17.4 mi
- Lexingtonghost town · Erie County · 21.5 mi
- Carman Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Erie County · 24.1 mi
- Harrington Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Erie County · 24.5 mi
- Middle Road Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Ashtabula County · 30.2 mi
- Conneaut Harbor Lightlighthouse · Ashtabula County · 30.7 mi
- Petroleum Centerghost town · Venango County · 32.8 mi
- Creek Road Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Ashtabula County · 33.3 mi
Questions
Where is Waterford Covered Bridge?
Waterford Covered Bridge is in Erie County, Pennsylvania, at 41.9411, -79.9633.
How many covered bridges are in Erie County?
Erie County, Pennsylvania has 4 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.