About
Day Covered Bridge crosses Short Creek on Covered Bridge Road in Morris Township, Washington County, south of Prosperity.
History
The bridge was built in 1875. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1979, as part of the Covered Bridges of Washington and Greene Counties listing, and is designated a historic bridge by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation. In 1999 inspectors found it could no longer carry three tons, and it was closed, with a temporary bypass in use. Renovation began in December 2002, adding steel support beams, a new roof, flooring and sidewalls, and the bridge reopened in June 2003.
Design
Day is a queenpost truss bridge about 12 feet wide and 36.5 feet long, resting on three stone and mortar abutments. Coveredbridges.net lists a total length of 41 feet with a largest span of 36.6 feet.
Visiting
The county owns and maintains the bridge, which is open to vehicles. From PA 18, about 2.1 miles from its junction with PA 221 in Prosperity, Covered Bridge Road leads about 50 feet to the bridge.
Sources: Day Covered Bridge, Wikipedia, Day Covered Bridge, coveredbridges.net, Day Covered Bridge 38-63-12, dalejtravis.com
Photo: Chris Light, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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