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posted July 30, 2008

The official opening and naming of Ashtabula County, Ohio's Bridge #17, the Nation's longest covered bridge, will take place on Tuesday, August 26, 2008 at 2:30 PM at the southeast end of the bridge off Plymouth Ridge Road just south of the city of Ashtabula, Ohio. The bridge is located on State Road.

posted June 5, 2008

The historic Moscow Covered Bridge, IN-70-07 in Rush County, Indiana was destroyed by a tornado on Tuesday night, June 3, 2008. The bridge was a 2-span, 330 ft. Burr Truss span built in 1886 by Emmet L. Kennedy across the Big Flat Rock River. Sadly, the bridge was the site of an annual festival held the last weekend each June. It is not known if the festival will be held this year as a result of much destruction to the town itself. Nor is it known yet if the bridge will be rebuilt. It is estimated that it would cost $3-5 million to replace it.

Another work session will be held at the Sach's Bridge, PA-01-01 near Gettysburg, PA in Adams County on Saturday, June 14, 2008. Volunteers are asked to gather at the bridge site at 9:30 AM. The main task of the day will be to paint the portals of the bridge weather permitting.

posted May 12, 2008

posted May 02,2008

This event has been rescheduled to Friday May 16, 2008 at 10:00 AM

The Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Society of PA, Inc. will sponsor a cleanup day at Sauck's Covered Bridge, PA-01-01, near Gettysburg in Adams County on Saturday, May 10, 2008 at 10:00 AM.

We will gather at the bridge and will pickup litter and trash, paint the portals of the bridge, and clean graffiti of the bridge interior. Please bring gloves, rakes, push brooms, pruners, and lots of energy.

This is a great way to begin "See Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges Week" which begins May 10th and continues through Sunday, May 18th.

Hope to see you there!

posted April 10, 2008

U.S. Representative Bill Shuster, R-PA, has announced that the Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration has approved a $48,000 grant to help rehabilitate the Academia- Pomeroy Bridge, PA-34-01, in Juniata County. The grant will supplement the rehabilitation project expected to cost $1.2 million. Other funds have been secured from various sources including the PA Dept. of Transportation, the Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, the PA Department of Community and Economic Development, the Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Society of PA, the Juniata County Historical Society, and private donors. Work is expected to begin this Spring.

posted March 08,2008

U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa., has announced that he has secured $245,000
for the rehabilitation of Franklin County's Martin's Mill Bridge (PA-28-01).
Following the work, the bridge may reopen to traffic.