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Bell's Mill or Sewickley, Westmoreland County

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Inventory Number: PA/38-65-01
County: Westmoreland County
Township: Sewickley - South Huntington
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Bell's Mill or Sewickley
Crosses: Sewickley Creek
Truss type: Burr
Spans: 1
Length: 107'
Roadway Width: 11'
Built: 1850
Builder:
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N40 13.159
Longitude: W079 42.606
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Directions: 2.5 miles east-northeast of PA31 on PA136, then 0.5 miles right on Bells Mills Rd. East of West Newton, 1 mile west of Milbell.

Bell's Mill or Sewickley Bridge, Sewickley-South Huntington, Westmoreland County, PA. Built 1850
Todd Clark Collection

Bell's Mill or Sewickley Bridge, Sewickley-South Huntington, Westmoreland County, PA. Built 1850
Linda Burns Collection

Bell's Mill or Sewickley Bridge, Sewickley-South Huntington, Westmoreland County, PA. Built 1850
© Lisa Plamondon

Bell's Mill or Sewickley Bridge, Sewickley-South Huntington, Westmoreland County, PA. Built 1850
Richard Donovan / Trish Kane Collection

Comments:
Rebuilt 1988. 10-panel truss. The bridge has horizontal red clapboard siding, open at the eaves. It was named for the Bell brothers, who operated a nearby gristmill in the 19th century. Bells Mills Road is SR3012 (formerly LR64180) up to the west end of the bridge. When entering the west end and after the bridge is crossed, it becomes SR3061 (formerly Route 970).

Sources:
Evans, Benjamin D. & June R.. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges, 2001, page 296
Moll, Fred J.. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges - Our Heritage, 2004, pages 136-137
Kipphorn, Thomas. Information received by email, June 2007
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 135

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