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Hillsgrove, Sullivan County

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Inventory Number: PA/38-57-02
County: Sullivan County
Township: Hillsgrove
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Hillsgrove
Crosses: Loyalsock Creek
Truss type: Burr
Spans: 1
Length: 186'
Roadway Width: 18'
Built: 1850
Builder: Sadler Rogers
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N41 27.650
Longitude: W076 40.243
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: 4.8 miles southwest of jct PA154 on PA87, then 0.1 miles right on Splash Dam Rd. (TR359) and 0.2 miles left on Covered Bridge Rd. (TR357). Midway between Hillsgrove and Loyalsock Creek. Southwest of Forksville.
Comments: 18-panel truss.

Hillsgrove Bridge, Hillsgrove, Sullivan County, PA. Built c1850
Todd Clark Collection

Hillsgrove Bridge, Hillsgrove, Sullivan County, PA. Built c1850
© Lisa Plamondon

Hillsgrove Bridge, Hillsgrove, Sullivan County, PA. Built c1850
Richard Donovan / Trish Kane Collection

Hillsgrove Bridge, Hillsgrove, Sullivan County, PA. Built c1850
Bill Caswell Photo, May 5, 2015

Sources:
Evans, Benjamin D. & June R.. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges, 2001, page 258
Moll, Fred J.. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges - Our Heritage, 2004, pages 128-129
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 130

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