Pine Bank Covered Bridge, Covered bridge at Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village, Pennsylvania, US
The Pine Bank Covered Bridge is a wooden road bridge from 1871, now located at Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village in Pennsylvania. It features a king post truss, a simple triangular timber frame, and is covered by a metal roof with unpainted oak boards along its sides.
The Pine Bank Covered Bridge was built in 1871 over Tom's Run in the village of Pine Bank, Greene County, Pennsylvania. When it was set to be replaced in 1961, Albert Miller, the founder of Meadowcroft, had it dismantled and moved roughly 70 miles (about 110 km) to his property.
The Pine Bank Covered Bridge is part of Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village, where it serves as a walkable connection between different parts of the site. Crossing it gives visitors a direct sense of how wooden bridges once shaped everyday rural life in Pennsylvania.
The bridge is on the grounds of Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village, which is open seasonally, mainly from spring through fall. It is best to check current opening times before visiting, as access to the bridge depends on the site being open.
The king post truss design of the Pine Bank Covered Bridge is now extremely rare, with only around 20 bridges of this type still standing across the entire United States. Beyond its age, the bridge is also the only way for visitors to reach the historic area of the site on foot, giving it a living role in the present day.
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