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Shriver, Greene County

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Inventory Number: PA/38-30-29
County: Greene County
Township: Center
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Shriver
Crosses: Hargus Creek
Truss type: Queen
Spans: 1
Length: 46'-5" overall, 40' span
Roadway Width: 15'
Built: 1900
Builder:
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N39 51.166
Longitude: W080 16.741
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Directions: 0.5 miles south of jct PA21 on PA18, then 1.1 miles left on Hargus Creek Rd. (SR3011) and left 0.1 miles on Turkey Hollow Rd. (TR454). About 2 miles south of Rogersville.

Shriver Bridge, Center, PA. Built 1900
© Lisa Plamondon

George Shriver's Bridge, Center, Greene County, PA. Built 1900
Bill Caswell Photo, July 26, 2014

Comments:
County Bridge #85. 3-panel truss. Also known as George Shriver's Bridge. It is oriented northwest to southeast, 400' east-southeast of the "T" intersection with Hargus Creek Road (SR3011 - LR30041). The eastern end is at a fork in the road, with Turkey Hollow Road going down the right branch and Willow Road (T487) beginning at the left branch.

Sources:
Evans, Benjamin D. & June R.. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges, 2001, page 141
Travis, Dale. Pennsylvania Covered Bridges List, updated to 26 Aug 2004, http://www.dalejtravis.com/cblist/cbpa.htm (23 Sep 2004)
Kipphorn, Thomas. Information received by email, March 2008
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 113

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