Trostletown Bridge

The Trostletown Bridge is a historic covered bridge in Quemahoning Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1845, and is a 104-foot-long (32 m) Kingpost truss bridge, with half-height plank siding and an asbestos shingled gable roof. The bridge crosses Stony Creek. It is one of 10 covered bridges in Somerset County.[2]

Trostletown Bridge
Trostletown Bridge, July 2012
Trostletown Bridge is located in Pennsylvania
Trostletown Bridge
Trostletown Bridge is located in the United States
Trostletown Bridge
LocationSoutheast of Stoystown off U.S. Route 30, Quemahoning Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°5′45″N 78°56′44″W
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1845
Architectural styleKingpost truss
MPSCovered Bridges of Somerset County TR
NRHP reference No.80003636[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 11, 1980

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Herb Berman and Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Covered Bridges of Somerset County Thematic Resources (Trostletown Bridge)" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-08.


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