About
The Lippincott Covered Bridge, also called the Cox Farm Covered Bridge, crosses Ruff Creek off Pennsylvania Route 221 northeast of Waynesburg in Morgan Township, Greene County. It is a kingpost truss bridge 27.75 ft long, built in 1943, and the shortest covered bridge in the county.
History
The bridge was built in 1943, during World War II, and was framed in wood because steel was scarce. The builder is not recorded. 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 group, and it was one of nine historic covered bridges in Greene County as of October 1978. In 2013 it was rebuilt with grant funding: deteriorated wood was replaced and five steel beams were added so it could carry heavier loads.
Design
A kingpost truss is the simplest truss form, a single vertical post at midspan braced by two diagonals, and it suits short spans like this one. Lippincott has horizontal siding, a metal roof, one concrete abutment, and one stone and mortar abutment reinforced with concrete.
Visiting
The bridge is a short drive from Waynesburg, off Route 221. Uncovering PA says parking is on the far side of the bridge, facing Lippencott Road.
Sources: Lippincott Covered Bridge (Wikipedia), Lippincott Covered Bridge (coveredbridges.net), Covered Bridges of Greene County (Uncovering PA)
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