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Devil's Den or McClurg, Washington County

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Inventory Number: PA/38-63-13
County: Washington County
Township: Hanover
Town/Village: Florence
Bridge Name: Devil's Den or McClurg
Crosses: King's Creek
Truss type: King
Spans: 1
Length: 32' overall, 24' span
Roadway Width: 12'-3"
Built: 1880
Builder:
When Lost: 1987
Cause: Moved
Latitude: N40 25.48
Longitude: W080 30.40
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: 0.7 miles west of PA18 to entrance to Township Park on south side of old Route 22 (CR4004) opposite Hanover Township Building. West edge of Florence, 2 miles north of Paris.

Devil's Den or McClurg Bridge, Hanover, Washington County, PA
© Lisa Plamondon

Devil's Den or McClurg Bridge, Hanover, Washington County, PA
Fred Yenerall Photo, 1957

Comments:
This bridge was originally located over King’s Creek, just north of Paris in the northwest corner of the county. It was moved to its present location over a small gully in 1987. Like many Washington County Bridges, this one has vertical siding painted red inside and out with an opening at the eaves. There are four rectangular windows on each side. There is a U-shaped vertical timber in the gully for additional support. It is owned by the county.

Sources:
Evans, Benjamin D. & June R.. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges, 2001, page 286
Moll, Fred J.. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges - Our Heritage, 2004, pages 134-135
Kipphorn, Thomas. Information received by email, August 2008
Kipphorn, Thomas. Information received by email, May 2008
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 132

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