Horn Davis Overholtzer Bridge

Horn Davis Overholtzer Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation Landmark
The bridge in 1970
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Location	Southeast of Fairfield, Morgan Township and West Bethlehem Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°0′29″N80°3′45″W / 40.00806°N 80.06250°W / 40.00806; -80.06250
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	1889
Architectural style	Burr Arch
MPS	Covered Bridges of Washington and Greene Counties TR
NRHP reference No.	79002354 [1]
Added to NRHP	June 22, 1979

The Horn or Horn Davis or Overholtzer Bridge was a historic wooden covered bridge located in Morgan Township in Greene County and West Bethlehem Township in Washington County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. ^[1] and was designated as a historic bridge by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation.

The bridge collapsed in March 1994, and has not been replaced or rebuilt. ^[2]

History and architectural features

This historic structure was a 96-foot-long (29 m), Burr Arch truss bridge that was erected in 1889. It crossed Ten Mile Creek. As of October 1978, it was one of nine historic covered bridges in Greene County. ^[3]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "Davis/Davis Horn/Overholtzer Covered Bridge". Landmark Registry - Bridges. Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation. 2008. Retrieved November 8, 2010.
3. Susan M. Zacher and Charlotte K. Lane (n.d.). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS Davis, Horn, Overholtzer Bridge. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 21, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)