Trostletown Bridge

The Trostletown Bridge is a historic covered bridge in Quemahoning Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1845, and is a 104-foot-long (32 m) Kingpost truss bridge, with half-height plank siding and an asbestos shingled gable roof. The bridge crosses Stony Creek. It is one of 10 covered bridges in Somerset County.[2]

Trostletown Bridge
Trostletown Bridge, July 2012
LocationSoutheast of Stoystown off U.S. Route 30, Quemahoning Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°5′45″N 78°56′44″W
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1845
Architectural styleKingpost truss
MPSCovered Bridges of Somerset County TR
NRHP reference No.80003636[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 11, 1980

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

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