WayfarrowSawhill Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Washington County, Pennsylvania
Sawhill Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Washington County, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania has 231 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 26 of them in Washington County.
It was built in 1915, in the early 20th century, making it the 124th oldest of the 134 in Pennsylvania with a recorded construction date; it is about 57 feet long (63rd longest of 83 measured in Pennsylvania).
Status check, 2026-11: This 1915 queen-post truss bridge over Buffalo Creek was knocked into a lean by the remnants of Hurricane Ivan in 2004, then rebuilt from the foundation up in 2005 for about $500,000. Sawhill Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 40.1800° N, 80.4164° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1915 |
|---|---|
| Length | 57 ft |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 40.18000, -80.41639 |
Nearby places
- West Middletownghost town · Washington County · 5.7 mi
- Wilson's Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 5.8 mi
- Blaney Mays Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 7.4 mi
- Pine Bank Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 8.5 mi
- Danley Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 8.7 mi
- Erskine Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 9.5 mi
- Scott Brownlee Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 9.5 mi
- Plant's Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 11 mi
- Shannonghost town · Ohio County · 11.2 mi
- Sprowl's Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 11.7 mi
- Wyit Sprowls Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 11.9 mi
- Leatherman Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Washington County · 12 mi
Questions
Where is Sawhill Covered Bridge?
Sawhill Covered Bridge is in Washington County, Pennsylvania, at 40.1800, -80.4164.
How many covered bridges are in Washington County?
Washington County, Pennsylvania has 26 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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