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Erskine, Washington County

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Inventory Number: PA/38-63-15
County: Washington County
Township: West Finley
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Erskine
Crosses: Middle Wheeling Creek
Truss type: Queen
Spans: 1
Length: 47' overall, 39'-6" span
Roadway Width: 11'-8"
Built: 1845
Builder: William Gordon
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N40 03.993
Longitude: W080 30.973
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Directions: 2.3 miles south of I-70 (Exit 1) on Old Brick Rd. (SR3023), then 0.6 miles right on Middle Creek Rd. (SR3018) and just left on Erskine Rd. (TR324). South of West Alexander.

Erskine Bridge, West Finley, PA. Built 1845
© Lisa Plamondon

Erskine Bridge, West Finley, Washington County, PA. Built 1845
Bill Caswell Photo, July 27, 2014

Comments:
This is the oldest existing bridge in the county, being built by William Gordon in 1845. (Falk) It is about 770' east of the Pennsylvania / West Virginia border, making this the westernmost covered bridge in Pennsylvania. It was being rehabilitated in July 2006. Like many Washington County Bridges, this one has vertical siding painted red inside and out. There are two windows on each side near the portals. Owned by the county.

Sources:
Evans, Benjamin D. & June R.. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges, 2001, page 275
Travis, Dale. Pennsylvania Covered Bridges List, updated to 26 Aug 2004, http://www.dalejtravis.com/cblist/cbpa.htm (23 Sep 2004)
Moll, Fred J.. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges - Our Heritage, 2004, pages 132-133
Kipphorn, Thomas. Information received by email, May 2008
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 132

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