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Near Avella in Washington County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
 

Pine Bank Covered Bridge

 
 
Pine Bank Covered Bridge Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 5, 2023
1. Pine Bank Covered Bridge Marker
Inscription.
Has been placed on the
National Register
of Historic Places

in 1979
by the United States
Department of the Interior

 
Erected 2019 by William G. Pomeroy Foundation.
 
Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. In addition, it is included in the Covered Bridges, the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP), and the William G. Pomeroy Foundation series lists. A significant historical year for this entry is 1979.
 
Location. 40° 17.288′ N, 80° 29.421′ W. Marker is near Avella, Pennsylvania, in Washington County. It can be reached from Village Road 0.2 miles north of Meadowcroft Road, on the left when traveling north. The marker is located on the grounds of the Meadowcroft Rockshelter and Historic Village. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 106 Village Road (Private), Avella PA 15312, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater Pittsburgh. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western
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Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Meadowcroft Rockshelter (approx. 0.2 miles away); Avella War Memorial (approx. 1.9 miles away); Independence Community Honor Roll (approx. 2½ miles away); Doddridge's Fort (approx. 2.9 miles away); Tollgate House (approx. 3 miles away in West Virginia); Drovers Inn (approx. 3½ miles away in West Virginia); Ralston Thresher (approx. 4½ miles away); A Revolutionary War Soldier (approx. 4½ miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Avella.
 
Regarding Pine Bank Covered Bridge. The Pine Bank Covered Bridge, National Register of Historic Places reference number 79003824, was built in 1871 and moved to its current location in 1962. It has been designated as a historic bridge by the Washington County History & Landmarks Foundation.
 
Pine Bank Covered Bridge Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 5, 2023
2. Pine Bank Covered Bridge Marker
Marker is located at the far right.
Pine Bank Covered Bridge image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Bradley Owen, May 5, 2023
3. Pine Bank Covered Bridge
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on May 12, 2023. It was originally submitted on May 7, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 272 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on May 7, 2023, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.
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