Hays Bridge Historic District

Hays Bridge Historic District
Covered bridge in the district
Location East of Mercersburg on Pennsylvania Routes 331 and 328, Montgomery Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°47′19″N 77°51′15″W / 39.78861°N 77.85417°W / 39.78861; -77.85417Coordinates: 39°47′19″N 77°51′15″W / 39.78861°N 77.85417°W / 39.78861; -77.85417
Area 9.9 acres (4.0 ha)
Built 1820
Built by Stouffer, S.
Architectural style Other, Burr truss
NRHP reference # 78002402[1]
Added to NRHP July 31, 1978

Hays Bridge Historic District is a national historic district located in Montgomery Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania. The district includes two contributing buildings and two contributing structures. The buildings are a three-story, five bay limestone house and bank barn, dated to the early-19th century. The structures are an early 19th-century stone double arch bridge and a Burr Truss covered bridge dated to 1883. The covered bridge, known as Ped Bridge or Witherspoon Bridge, is 87 feet long and 14 feet wide, with a corrugated metal roof. It is the only remaining covered bridge in Franklin County.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Paula Stoner Dickey (July 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Hays Bridge Historic District" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-02-04.


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