McGees Mills Covered Bridge

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McGees Mills Covered Bridge
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McGees Mills Covered Bridge
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Nearest city Mahaffey, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°52′48″N78°45′55″W / 40.88000°N 78.76528°W / 40.88000; -78.76528
Built1873
Architectural styleBurr Truss
NRHP reference No. 80003475 [1]
Added to NRHPApril 17, 1980

The McGees Mills Covered Bridge is a historic Burr truss wooden covered bridge located near Mahaffey, Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a 109-feet bridge built in 1873 over the West Branch of the Susquehanna River. [2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988. [1]

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McGees Mills is an unincorporated community in Clearfield County, Pennsylvania, United States. A gristmill operated by Henry Holmes McGee eventually resulted in the name. The community is located at the junction of U.S. Route 219 and Pennsylvania Route 36, 2 miles (3.2 km) west-northwest of Mahaffey. The McGees Mills Covered Bridge crosses the West Branch of the Susquehanna River at McGees Mills.

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved July 4, 2009.Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher and Marie Riley (1979). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: McGees Mills Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved July 4, 2009.