Grimes Covered Bridge

Grimes Covered Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The bridge in 1970
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Location	Off Pennsylvania Route 221 at the crossing of Ruff Creek, north of Waynesburg, Washington Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°57′16″N80°9′35″W / 39.95444°N 80.15972°W / 39.95444; -80.15972
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Architectural style	Kingpost truss
MPS	Covered Bridges of Washington and Greene Counties TR
NRHP reference No.	79003820 [1]
Added to NRHP	June 22, 1979

The Grimes Covered Bridge was an historic, American wooden covered bridge that was located in Washington Township in Greene County, Pennsylvania. It was destroyed by fire in 1992.

History and architectural features

This historic structure was a 31.75-foot-long (9.68 m), King post truss bridge with a tin covered gable roof. Built in 1888, it crossed Ruff Creek. In October 1978, it was one of nine historic covered bridges in Greene County. This covered bridge once used the King Post Truss, no arches, and at only 31 feet 9 inches long, it is the shortest covered bridge in Greene County. This covered bridge has died after being destroyed by a fire in November 1992. This covered bridge was 104 years old. ^[2]

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979, ^[1] it was destroyed in a fire in November 1992. ^[3]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved February 7, 2012.Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher and Charlotte K. Lane (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Grimes Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved November 19, 2011.
3. "Grimes, Greene County". Lostbridges.org. Retrieved October 31, 2012.

External links

• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-618, " Covered Bridge, Spanning Ruff Creek (Washington Township), Ruff Creek, Greene County, PA ", 5 measured drawings, supplemental material