county/comté/grafschaft
一廊桥
2 covered bridges/ponts couverts/bedeckte holzbrücken
38-28 FRANKLIN
Greencastle
The Martins Mill or Shindle Bridge
38-28-01
South-west of Greencastle on Antrim Road TR 341.
Over Conocheague Creek.
The Martins Mill or Shindle Bridge, closed to motor traffic.
About 1.5 miles west of US 11 on PA 16, turn left on SR 3005 for 2 miles then left again 0.8 mile and again, a left on Antrim Road for 1.1 mile to the bridge.
2 spans 225' or 68.5m
Built in 1849 by Jacob Shirk, all but destroyed by Hurricane Hazel in 1972, it was entirely rebuilt in 1973.
Town lattice.
Welsh-Run
The Red or Witherspoon Bridge
38-28-02
South-east of Mercersburg, Montgomery Township.
Over Licking Creek.
The Red or Witherspoon Bridge.
SE of Mercersburg, Montgomery Township. PA16 SE 3.4 miles from jct with PA75 in Mercersburg, S. on Anderson Rd. 1.3 miles to the bridge.
1 span 94' or 28.6m
Built in 1883.
Burr Arch.
Photos June & Jack Schmidt.