About
Feltons Mill Covered Bridge crosses Brush Creek in East Providence Township, Bedford County, southwest of Breezewood. It is a 105-foot, single-span Burr truss bridge built in 1892. It stands on private property next to the old Felton mill and is closed to motor traffic, so it cannot be driven.
History
The bridge was built in 1892. Coveredbridges.net says it replaced an earlier bridge destroyed in the flood of 1889 and credits the work to W.S. Mullins. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on April 10, 1980, as part of the Bedford County Covered Bridges multiple property submission, and it was documented by the Historic American Engineering Record as HAER PA-350.
Wikipedia describes the bridge as in very poor condition, with the siding gone from one side so that the floor is open to the weather. Coveredbridges.net, reporting a June 2025 visit, describes heavy vegetation, rotting timbers and an urgent need for rehabilitation.
Design
It is a Burr truss with a medium-pitched gable roof. In a Burr truss, a long timber arch on each side is combined with a multiple kingpost truss, and the arch ends bear on the abutments.
Visiting
The bridge is reached by East Mattie Road (SR 2009), about 3.2 miles from South Breezewood Road (SR 2029), according to dalejtravis.com. It is privately owned and closed to motor traffic, so view it from the public road and respect posted signs.
Sources: Feltons Mill Covered Bridge (Wikipedia), Felton Mill 38-05-03 (dalejtravis.com), Felton's Mill Covered Bridge (coveredbridges.net)
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