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Lairdsville or Moreland or Frazier, Lycoming County

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Inventory Number: PA/38-41-03
County: Lycoming County
Township: Moreland
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Lairdsville or Moreland or Frazier
Crosses: Little Muncy Creek
Truss type: Burr
Spans: 1
Length: 78'
Roadway Width: 15'
Built: 1888
Builder:
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N41 12.434
Longitude: W076 38.145
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: 4.8 miles northeast of I-180 exit 15 on US220 to Hughsville, then 0.3 miles right on N Main St, then 5.7 miles left on PA118, then 0.9 miles right on Dairy Farm Rd. and left 0.2 miles on Covered Bridge Rd. Southwest of Lairdsville.

Lairdsville or Moreland or Fraser Bridge, Moreland, Lycoming County, PA. Built 1888
Richard Donovan / Trish Kane Collection

Lairdsville or Moreland or Frazier Bridge, Moreland, Lycoming County, PA. Built 1888
Bill Caswell Photo, October 9, 2010

Comments:
The road was relocated to a new bridge about 950' northeast of the covered bridge and is now called Tome Road (T664), which picks up the old road further to the south. According to Nelson Davis identification, this bridge was originally known as Colonel Farr's, after the builder.

Sources:
Evans, Benjamin D. & June R.. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges, 2001, page 202
Travis, Dale. Pennsylvania Covered Bridges List, updated to 26 Aug 2004, http://www.dalejtravis.com/cblist/cbpa.htm (23 Sep 2004)
Kipphorn, Thomas. Information received by email, July 2007
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 122