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Wright or Cerl or Ceil, Washington County

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Inventory Number: PA/38-63-30x
County: Washington County
Township: Somerset
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Wright or Cerl or Ceil
Crosses: North Branch, Pigeon Creek
Truss type: King
Spans: 1
Length: 35' overall, 26' span
Roadway Width: 13' 4"
Built:
Builder:
When Lost: 1998
Cause:
Latitude: N40 09.54
Longitude: W080 02.91
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Directions: Just south of I-70 McIlvaine Rd. (CR8026) (Exit 11), then 1.4 miles left on T647 and 0.3 miles left on Sumney Rd. (T802). Northwest of Bentleyville.

Wright or Cerl or Ceil Bridge, Somerset, Washington County, PA Rebuilt 1998
A. Elaine Manning Collection

Wright or Cerl or Ceil Bridge, Somerset, Washington County, PA Rebuilt 1998
Herbert Richter Photo, August 5, 1959, NSPCB Archives

Comments:
Like many Washington County Bridges, this one has vertical siding painted red inside and out with an opening at the eaves. There are two rectangular windows on each side near the portals. According to a covered bridge booklet put out by the Washington County Planning Commission, the following is stated: "The Kingposts in the truss system are all sawed except for two, indicating that timbers from a previous bridge were used in the construction of this one. However, the date this bridge was erected is unknown." It was rebuilt in 1998. It is oriented north-northeast to south-southwest in Somerset Township on Ridge Road (T802), slightly over 200' south of Interstate 70. After passing over the Interstate, the road changes to Sumney Road, but maintains the T802 designation.

Source:
Evans, Benjamin D. & June R.. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges, 2001, page 294

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