Erwinna - 1871
The Erwinna Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge that spans Swamp Creek in Erwinna, Pennsylvania. The bridge was constructed using a lattice-type design.
The National Register of Historic Places lists the date built as 1871, while county records say 1832. The Erwinna Covered Bridge is Bucks County's shortest covered bridge, at only 56 feet long and 15 feet wide.
During the winter the bridge has been decorated by the Church Of Tinicum on Geigel Hill Road, with lighted pine roping and wreaths at each side of the bridge.
In September 2012 a 13' box truck took out the infrastructure of the bridge, causing PennDOT to estimate the bridge would be closed for 4–6 months. It was repaired just 3 months after the accident.
In the early morning hours of Sunday, May 12, 2013, vandals sprayed graffiti on all of the bridge's decorative doors and the concrete around the bridge.
On July 22, 2013, the bridge received structural damage after being struck by a delivery truck, and was closed indefinitely pending an inspection and repair estimate by PennDOT engineers, but has since been reopened.
Length of largest span: 39.9 ft.
Total length: 56 ft.
Deck width: 15 ft.
Of the 1,500 covered bridges that once stood in the state of Pennsylvania, as of 2019, approximately 200 remain.
Located at: N40 30.15 W75 04.48 - WGCB #39-09-04
Photographed in May of 2009.