Inventory Number: | PA/38-30-22x | County: | Greene County | Township: | Washington | Town/Village: | East-southeast of Ruff Creek | Bridge Name: | Grimes | Crosses: | Ruff Creek | Truss type: | King | Spans: | 1 | Length: | 31'-8" span, 38' overall | Roadway Width: | 11'-9" | Built: | 1888 | Builder: | | When Lost: | 01 Nov 1992 | Cause: | Arson | Latitude: | N39 57.27 | Longitude: | W080 09.58 | | See a map of the area Topographic map of the area | Directions: | 0.6 miles east of jct I-79 (Exit 4) on PA 221, then 0.1 miles right on Green Valley Road (T546). North of Waynesburg and east of Ruff Creek. |
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Grimes Bridge, Washington, Greene County, PA. Built 1888 Arson 1 Nov 1992 Tom and Linda Burns Photo, September 22, 1985
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Sources: Forrest, Robert Earle, Old Covered Bridge Days of Greene County, The Washington Observer, February, 1953. Moll, Fred J.. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges - Our Heritage, 2004, pages 48, 102-103 Kipphorn, Thomas. Information received by email, March 2008 |