Hanover Township near Burgettstown in Washington County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

McClurg Covered Bridge - 1880

Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 30, 2026

1. McClurg Covered Bridge - 1880 Marker

Inscription.

McClurg Covered Bridge - 1880. . , Moved from Devils Den in May 1987 through the efforts of the Hanover Township Covered Bridge Committee, Park Board, Township Supervisors, Paris Garden Club and Friends of Historical Covered Bridges. Restoration completed in 1988., Donations of $25 or more were given by: , Irene Hoy . Mr. and Mrs. Fred Perkins . Mr. and Mrs. Angelo Anile . Dick Corporation . Mr. and Mrs. William Gilliam . Tom Moore . Mr. and Mrs. Ron Mosocco . Fort Vance Historical Society . Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Muzopappa . Mr. and Mrs. Guy Browning . Mr. and Mrs. Don Cummings . Mr. and Mrs. Dave Neeley . Mr. and Mrs. Mantzel Bucey . Mr. and Mrs. James L. Patterson . Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Saver . Mr. and Mrs. Tom Perkins . Mr. and Mrs. John Allen . Clyde Elliott . Chalmers Elliott . Paul McPherron . Nicola Progar Country Store . Mr. and Mrs. David Ramsey . Tri-State Wholesale Oil Co. . Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Pensis . Mr. and Mrs. George DeSantis . Frank J. Garren . Frank Ratkovitch . Larry Stephens . First National Bank of Weirton . Samuel Sayre, Dr. Frank Pawlosky . Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Elwin Vanderland . Mr. and Mrs. Donald Caldwell . Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brammer . Mr. and Mrs. Francis Hanlin . Mr. and Mrs. Steve Kladakis . Mr. and Mrs. John H. Murchland . Mr. and Mrs. James Drummond . Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Parks . Alex E. Paris Construction . Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Lemmi . Dr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Harper . Mr. and Mrs. John Barish . Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Hughes . Mr. and Mrs. Alton John . Lou Serra . Mounts Engineering . Mr. and Mrs. John R. Grey . Mr. and Mrs. William Handick . Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Caldwell . Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. McKitrick . Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Paulin . Mr. and Mrs. Vince DeCaria . Mr. and Mrs. Louis Valles . Mr. and Mrs. Howard Mulert . Mr. and Mrs. George Lemmi . Mr. and Mrs. James T. Holleran . James D. Lemmi . Mr. and Mrs. Bill Zickefoose . Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jones, Mr. and Mrs. Gene Thornburg . Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dhayer . Dacmor Corporation . Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Baltich . Mr. and Mrs. Franklin K. Neely . Richard and Charleen Grey . James W. Savage . Mrs. Val Jean Grey . Mr. and Mrs. Nick Mecannic . Studio L. . John and Amelia Kranak . Dr. J. L. Thompson, M.D. . Paris Garden Club . William and Ella Mae Ewaskey . Steve and Alberta Mecannic . John and Anne Sarish . James W. and Doris McNinch . Florence M. Donnelly . J. J. Guida Realtors . Stella McCracken . Mrs. Otice Wilgocki . Paul R. and Mary Ann Anderson . Patty Burns Blankenship . Clarence and Karen Stevens . Ruth and Lloyd Plunkett . Blumert Printing . Mr. and Mrs. Norman Chappell . Hanover Elementary School PTA . Elizabeth (Betty) Neely . Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Di Giovanni.

Moved from Devils Den in May 1987 through the efforts of the Hanover Township Covered Bridge Committee, Park Board, Township Supervisors, Paris Garden Club and Friends of Historical Covered Bridges. Restoration completed in 1988.

Donations of $25 or more were given by:
Irene Hoy • Mr. and Mrs. Fred Perkins • Mr. and Mrs. Angelo Anile • Dick Corporation • Mr. and Mrs. William Gilliam • Tom Moore • Mr. and Mrs. Ron Mosocco • Fort Vance Historical Society • Mr. and Mrs. Anthony Muzopappa • Mr. and Mrs. Guy Browning • Mr. and Mrs. Don Cummings • Mr. and Mrs. Dave Neeley • Mr. and Mrs. Mantzel Bucey • Mr. and Mrs. James L. Patterson • Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Saver • Mr. and Mrs. Tom Perkins • Mr. and Mrs. John Allen • Clyde Elliott • Chalmers Elliott • Paul McPherron • Nicola Progar Country Store • Mr. and Mrs. David Ramsey • Tri-State Wholesale Oil Co. • Dr. and Mrs. Leonard Pensis • Mr. and Mrs. George DeSantis • Frank J. Garren • Frank Ratkovitch • Larry Stephens • First National Bank of Weirton • Samuel Sayre

Dr. Frank Pawlosky • Rev. Dr. and Mrs. Elwin Vanderland • Mr. and Mrs. Donald Caldwell • Mr. and Mrs. Robert Brammer • Mr. and Mrs. Francis Hanlin • Mr. and Mrs. Steve Kladakis • Mr. and Mrs. John H. Murchland • Mr. and Mrs. James Drummond • Mr. and Mrs. Ambrose Parks • Alex E. Paris Construction • Mr. and Mrs. Kevin Lemmi • Dr. and Mrs. Thomas G. Harper • Mr. and Mrs. John Barish • Mr. and Mrs. Vernon Hughes • Mr. and Mrs. Alton John • Lou Serra • Mounts Engineering • Mr. and Mrs. John R. Grey • Mr. and Mrs. William Handick • Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Caldwell • Mr. and Mrs. Richard E. McKitrick • Mr. and Mrs. Jerry Paulin • Mr. and Mrs. Vince DeCaria • Mr. and Mrs. Louis Valles • Mr. and Mrs. Howard Mulert • Mr. and Mrs. George Lemmi • Mr. and Mrs. James T. Holleran • James D. Lemmi • Mr. and Mrs. Bill Zickefoose • Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jones

Mr. and Mrs. Gene Thornburg • Mr. and Mrs. Fred Dhayer • Dacmor Corporation • Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Baltich • Mr. and Mrs. Franklin K. Neely • Richard and Charleen Grey • James W. Savage • Mrs. Val Jean Grey • Mr. and Mrs. Nick Mecannic • Studio L. • John and Amelia Kranak • Dr. J. L. Thompson, M.D. • Paris Garden Club • William and Ella Mae Ewaskey • Steve and Alberta Mecannic • John and Anne Sarish • James W. and Doris McNinch • Florence M. Donnelly • J. J. Guida Realtors • Stella McCracken • Mrs. Otice Wilgocki • Paul R. and Mary Ann Anderson • Patty Burns Blankenship • Clarence and Karen Stevens • Ruth and Lloyd Plunkett • Blumert Printing • Mr. and Mrs. Norman Chappell • Hanover Elementary School PTA • Elizabeth (Betty) Neely • Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Di Giovanni

Topics and series.

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This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. In addition, it is included in the Covered Bridges series list. A significant historical month for this entry is May 1987.

Location. 40° 25.457′ N, 80° 26.803′ W. Marker is near Burgettstown, Pennsylvania, in Washington County. It is in Hanover Township. It can be reached from Municipal Drive south of Steubenville Pike, on the left when traveling south. Marker is located in Hanover Township Community Park. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 11 Municipal Drive, Burgettstown PA 15021, 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 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 4 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: One and Two Room Schools

McClurg Covered Bridge and Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 30, 2026

2. McClurg Covered Bridge and Marker

(about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line); Hanover Township World War II Memorial (about 500 feet away); Hanover Township Veterans Memorial (about 500 feet away); Revolutionary War Soldiers (approx. 0.8 miles away); Elisha McCurdy (approx. 0.8 miles away); Crossroads Presbyterian Church (approx. 0.8 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Coal Mining (approx. 3.9 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Burgettstown.

McClurg Covered Bridge Interior image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Bradley Owen, April 30, 2026

3. McClurg Covered Bridge Interior

Credits. This page was last revised on May 5, 2026. It was originally submitted on May 3, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia. This page has been viewed 13 times since then. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on May 3, 2026, by Bradley Owen of Morgantown, West Virginia.