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Ralston Freeman Covered Bridge 38-63-27
Washington County
,
Pennsylvania
Photos
Ralston Freeman Covered Bridge
Photo taken by Brian McKee in January 2009
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BH Photo #133465
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Overview
Kingpost through truss bridge over Aunt Clara's Fork of King's Creek on abandoned section at end of Ralston Rd.
Location
Washington County
,
Pennsylvania
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Closed to traffic sometime after 1939, well maintained in 2008.
Design
Kingpost through truss
Dimensions
Span length: 36.0 ft.
Total length: 36.0 ft.
Deck width: 12.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1979
Also called
WG Number 38-63-27
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.44806
,
-80.50537
(decimal degrees)
40°26'53" N, 80°30'19" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/541944/4477606
(zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Weirton
Inventory numbers
NRHP 79003827
(National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 39910
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
Built 1915
(1,233)
Built during 1910s
(9,676)
Covered
(1,667)
Kingpost truss
(160)
NR-listed
(2,961)
Open to pedestrians
(4,253)
Owned privately
(1,747)
Pennsylvania
(5,334)
Span length 25-50 feet
(15,711)
Through truss
(15,188)
Total length 25-50 feet
(11,214)
Truss
(32,972)
Washington County, Pennsylvania
(175)
Update Log
November 8, 2015: New photos from Bill Eichelberger
March 12, 2014: New photos from Jack Schmidt
March 9, 2014: Updated by Dave King: Added NRHP info & imported photo
February 15, 2009: Added by Brian McKee
Sources
Brian McKee -
bjmckee51 [at] yahoo [dot] com
Wikipedia
Dave King
-
DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
Jack Schmidt -
jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net
Bill Eichelberger
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