Inventory Number: | PA/38-63-24x | County: | Washington County | Township: | West Bethlehem | Town/Village: | | Bridge Name: | Martin's Mill or Bissell | Crosses: | Tenmile Creek or North Fork of Tenmile Creek | Truss type: | Queen | Spans: | 1 | Length: | 72' span, 81' overall | Roadway Width: | 14'-3" | Built: | 1850 | Builder: | | When Lost: | 20 Mar 1984 | Cause: | Collapsed | Latitude: | N40 00.87 | Longitude: | W080 07.52 | | See a map of the area Topographic map of the area | Directions: | On T323 near Martin's Mill. |
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Martin's Mill or Bissell Bridge, Amwell-West Bethlehem, Washington County, PA. Built 1850 Collapsed 20 Mar 1984 May 1973 Photo, Thomas G. Kipphorn Collection
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Sources: Lane, Oscar F.. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 1972, page 72 Moll, Fred J.. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges - Our Heritage, 2004, pages 136-137 Kipphorn, Thomas. Information received by email, August 2008 |