About
Ebenezer Covered Bridge, also called the Ebenezer Church Covered Bridge, crosses Mingo Creek in the southwestern part of Mingo Creek County Park, Nottingham Township, Washington County. It is one of two covered bridges in the park.
History
Neither the year the bridge was built nor its builder is known. It originally spanned the south fork of Maple Creek near Ginger Hill. When it was slated for demolition to make way for a new highway, the county bought it for one dollar and moved it to Mingo Creek Park in 1977, placing it on the abutments of an earlier bridge at the site. 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.
Design
Ebenezer is a queenpost truss bridge about 32 feet long and 15 feet wide. It is painted red, with vertical board sides, two windows per side, a sheet metal roof and a crosswise plank deck reinforced by five steel I beams. Alterations made to fit it into the park included an extended approach designed to resemble an old train caboose, and its roof covers only part of the structure.
Visiting
The bridge sits on a dead-end park road and is open to vehicles, with a posted 10-ton weight limit. A large parking lot is on the far side of the bridge.
Sources: Ebenezer Covered Bridge, coveredbridges.net, Ebenezer Covered Bridge, Wikipedia, Washington County covered bridges, Uncovering PA
Photo: VitaleBaby, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
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