McGees Mills Covered Bridge, 1873 covered bridge near Mahaffey, Pennsylvania.
McGees Mills Covered Bridge spans approximately 109 feet over the West Branch of the Susquehanna River using a single-span Burr truss design made from white pine timber. The structure exemplifies typical bridge-building methods of the 1800s.
Thomas McGee built this bridge in 1873, making it the last one constructed in Clearfield County before being added to the National Register of Historic Places. The structure represents the final phase of covered bridge building in this area.
The bridge displays handcrafted construction methods from the 1800s, with locally sourced white pine timbers and traditional arched supports that are visible throughout the structure. Visitors can observe these building techniques directly when crossing.
Parking areas are available on the northwest side of the bridge, accessible via Route 219 and Covered Bridge Road for easy location. The site is straightforward to reach and navigate on foot.
This remains the only covered bridge still crossing the Susquehanna River, standing alone as a rare survivor of this building style in the region. Its isolated status makes it a valuable monument to an era of bridge construction now largely gone elsewhere.
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