About
Henry Covered Bridge crosses Mingo Creek beside Mansion Hill Road inside Mingo Creek County Park in Nottingham Township, Washington County. It is one of two covered bridges in the park; the other, the Ebenezer Covered Bridge, stands about a mile upstream.
History
The bridge dates to about 1881, and its builder is unknown. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1979, as part of the Covered Bridges of Washington and Greene Counties multiple property listing. The Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation has also designated it a historic bridge.
Design
Henry is a queenpost truss bridge, using two central posts, about 36 feet long and 12 feet 4 inches wide. The original wood was likely white oak. It has vertical siding, a tin-covered gable roof, four square windows, cut stone abutments and stone and mortar wingwalls capped with concrete. Five steel beams were added under the deck to strengthen it.
Visiting
The county's covered bridge driving guide lists the bridge as open to vehicles and pedestrians, and it carries a posted 2-ton weight limit. It is reached through Mingo Creek County Park on Mansion Hill Road.
Sources: Henry Covered Bridge (ca. 1881), coveredbridges.net, Henry Covered Bridge (Pennsylvania), Wikipedia, Washington County Covered Bridges Driving Guide
Photo: Jerrye and Roy Klotz, MD, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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