WayfarrowHarrington Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Erie County, Pennsylvania
Harrington Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Erie County, Pennsylvania, described in its record as bridge in Erie County, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania has 231 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 4 of them in Erie County.
It was built in 1870, in the late 19th century, making it the 37th oldest of the 134 in Pennsylvania with a recorded construction date; the structure is built of wood.
Status check, 2026-11: Also called Sherman Covered Bridge, built by William Sherman in 1870 and reportedly rebuilt in 1962; one of two covered bridges left in Erie County; length is given as 72 ft (Wikipedia) or 85 ft (lostbridges.org). Harrington Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 41.8689° N, 80.4292° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1870 |
|---|---|
| Material | wood |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 41.86889, -80.42917 |
Nearby places
- Carman Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Erie County · 3.5 mi
- Lexingtonghost town · Erie County · 4.9 mi
- Middle Road Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Ashtabula County · 6.5 mi
- Creek Road Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Ashtabula County · 9.9 mi
- State Road Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Ashtabula County · 9.9 mi
- Conneaut Harbor Lightlighthouse · Ashtabula County · 10.1 mi
- Root Road Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Ashtabula County · 10.1 mi
- Graham Road Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Ashtabula County · 11.5 mi
- Gudgeonville Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Erie County · 11.5 mi
- Caine Road Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Ashtabula County · 12 mi
- Andersonghost town · Ashtabula County · 13.4 mi
- Benetka Road Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Ashtabula County · 13.5 mi
Questions
Where is Harrington Covered Bridge?
Harrington Covered Bridge is in Erie County, Pennsylvania, at 41.8689, -80.4292.
How many covered bridges are in Erie County?
Erie County, Pennsylvania has 4 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
- Wikidata — Wikidata item (CC0)
- National Register of Historic Places — National Register of Historic Places record (public-domain)
- Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
- Wayfarrow status check (web sources) — Checked for current status (facts)
- Wayfarrow status check (web sources) — Checked for current status (facts)
- Wayfarrow status check (web sources) — Checked for current status (facts)
Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.