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Sprowl's Covered Bridge

Covered bridge · Washington County, Pennsylvania

Northwestern portal of Sprowls Covered Bridge, which carries Newland School Road over Rocky Run in East Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, United
Northwestern portal of Sprowls Covered Bridge, which carries Newland School Road over Rocky Run in East Finley Township, Washington County, Pennsylvania, United · Nyttend / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Sprowl's 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 1875, in the late 19th century, making it the 56th oldest of the 134 in Pennsylvania with a recorded construction date.

Status check, 2026-11: Short bridge over Rocky Run, repaired after mining damage in 2000; lengths are given as 27.5 ft or 36 ft and the truss type as kingpost or queenpost. Sprowl's Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 40.0108° N, 80.4069° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1875
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates40.01083, -80.40694

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Questions

Where is Sprowl's Covered Bridge?

Sprowl's Covered Bridge is in Washington County, Pennsylvania, at 40.0108, -80.4069.

How many covered bridges are in Washington County?

Washington County, Pennsylvania has 26 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

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