Lower Humbert Covered Bridge
N 39° 50.415 W 079° 19.343
17S E 643537 N 4411372
The Lower Humbert Covered Bridge is located at the intersection of Covered Bridge and Humbert Roads in Lower Turkeyfoot Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania
Waymark Code: WM58NQ
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 11/28/2008
Views: 18
The Lower Humbert Covered Bridge is still available for vehicular use as it has a 8'-0" overhead clearance. Covered Bridge Road is connected to Humbert Road and Jersey Hollow Road. The quickest way to approach this bridge is to take State Route 281 North from Confluence, through Ursina, making a left at the covered bridge sign, the bridge is one mile on the left.
The bridge was built in 1891, there was a Upper Humbert Covered Bridge Upstream, but was destroyed by fire in the later half of the twentith century. The bridge is a Queen Post Truss and it goes over Laurel Hill Creek
Current Condition of Bridge: Fair
Description of Covered Bridge: Queen Post Truss painted Red
Bridge #38-56-12
125' long
Over 1 Span
Year Built: 1891
Parking (If not at the bridge):: None
Location (Road - City - State - Country): Humbert Road - Confluence - Pennsylvania - U.S.A.
Web Address: Not listed
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