The 1875 Harrisburg Covered Bridge (also called Pigeon River Covered Bridge, East Fork Bridge, or McNutt's Bridge) is a historic covered bridge in Sevier County, Tennessee, located east of Sevierville. The bridge is a king post truss design and crosses the East Fork of the Little Pigeon River.

Before the Harrisburg Bridge was built in 1875, the McNutt's Bridge, which was washed away during a flood, existed in the same place. In March of that year, the Sevier County Court ordered a panel to be used to carry out and organize the construction of a new bridge. Panel members were J.H. Frame, A.E. Murphy, and D.W. Howard. As usual, at the time, the local population contributed to the financing, provided them with construction materials, or worked as assistants in building the project. The voluntary cash donations totaled $50, with the county's $25 contribution.

Elbert Stephenson (1850–1917) was appointed as head of the new construction project. His family settled in the area in the 1870s. Many of the family members were trained craftsmen, including carpenters, mill builders, locksmiths, and engineers. Elbert participated in 1877, next to the bridge project, with 50 percent of the capital contribution of the Newport Mill by Alexander Umbarger.

In the late years of the 19th century, the population grew around Harrisburg, and life in the area flourished due to the many local mills and blacksmith workshops. After 1915, a new bypass was built around Harrisburg, and the community slowly disappeared as many people moved away.

In 1952, the bridge was stabilized with the help of a concrete bridge pillar attached to the building framework. The span of the bridge is 64 feet, the total length is 88 feet, and the inner width is 10 feet. The building material of the walls consists partly of tinplate.

In the 1970s, the overall state of the bridge had deteriorated so much that it was thought to have been demolished, until a joint effort through the Great Smokies Chapter and the Spencer Clark Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, along with the employees of the Sevier County Highway Department, raised the necessary financial resources to rehabilitate the bridge by donating revenue. It was also the organization that requested to include the bridge in the National Register of Historic Places, which succeeded on June 10, 1975.

In 1983, the bridge was re-established, but a sign at the bridge noted that the crossing for vehicles must not exceed the permissible total weight of three tons.

In 2004, various repairs were carried out on the bridge. After this further renovation, the permissible total weight was increased to 15 tons. As of 2010, an average of 20 vehicles per day crossed the bridge.

Length of largest span:  64 feet
Total length:  88.3 feet
Deck width:  10.5 feet

Harrisburg Bridge was listed in the National Register of Historic Places on June 10, 1975

Located at:  N35 51.656   W83 28.954        -        WGCB #42-78-01

Photographed in December of 2019

Photos by Millard Farmer