Friday, March 22, 2024

Cogan House, Or White Pine, Covered Bridge

 
"One of the last three covered bridges in Lycoming County, over 100 years old, located in Cogan House Township"

The bridge still stands today, on Clyde Campbell Rd, Trout Run, PA
GPS Coords: 41°23'54.0"N 77°12'03.0"W

This Burr Arch Truss Covered Bridge is is 94 feet 2 inches (28.7 m) long.

It crosses Larry's Creek, in Cogan House Township, Lycoming County Pa.

The bridge was constructed by Valentine Meyers, a millwright, who assembled the timber framework in a field next to the sawmill, then moved it to the creek and reassembled it there.

The bridge was only one of a handful in Lycoming County  that survived the flood of 1889. 


"Also Known As" - 
Although officially known as the Cogan House Covered Bridge, on the register of historic places, this bridge has also beeen reffered to as:
The Buckhorn Covered Bridge
The Larry's Creek Covered Bridge 
White Pine Covered Bridge [on some postcards]
Day's Bridge 
Plankenhorn Bridge 

The bridge was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, and had a major restoration in 1998.






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An Index Of Covered Bridges In The Susquehanna Valley
https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-covered-bridges-index.html





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