Neils Red Covered Bridge

Neils Red Covered Bridge
Formerly listed on the  U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The bridge in 1970
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Location	East of Garards Fort at the crossing of Whiteley Creek, Greene Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°48′43″N80°0′50″W / 39.81194°N 80.01389°W / 39.81194; -80.01389
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Architectural style	Burr arch
MPS	Covered Bridges of Washington and Greene Counties TR
NRHP reference No.	79003817 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	June 22, 1979
Removed from NRHP	March 22, 2018

The Neils Red Covered Bridge was an historic, American wooden covered bridge that was located in Greene Township in Greene County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. ^[1] It was destroyed in an arson fire on June 19, 1990, ^[2] and was delisted from the National Register in 2018.

History and architectural features

This historic structure was an 86-foot-long (26 m), Burr Truss bridge with a tin covered gable roof, Built in 1900, it crossed Whiteley Creek. As of October 1978, it was one of nine historic covered bridges that existed in Greene County. ^[3]

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "Red or Neals's or Neil's, Greene County". Covered Spans of Yesteryear - www.lostbridges.org. Retrieved March 1, 2013.
3. Susan M. Zacher and Charlotte K. Lane (n.d.). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS Red, Neils, Covered Bridge. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 21, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)