Built 1820 Architectural style Other, Burr truss Opened 1820 Added to NRHP 31 July 1978 | Built by Stouffer, S. NRHP Reference # 78002402 Area 4 ha | |
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Location East of Mercersburg on Pennsylvania Routes 331 and 328, Montgomery Township, Pennsylvania |
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.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
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