Cuppett's Covered Bridge

The Cuppett's Covered Bridge,[2] built by Cuppett brothers William & Phillip on September 14, 1882, is a historic wooden covered bridge located in Napier Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania.[3]

Cuppett's Covered Bridge
Location1 mile (1.6 km) north of New Paris, Napier Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°6′58″N 78°38′23″W
Arealess than one acre
MPSBedford County Covered Bridges TR
NRHP reference No.80003423[1]
Added to NRHPApril 10, 1980

History and features

Privately owned by the Cuppett family from the day it was built, the bridge took just five months to be built for a total cost of $780. The family signed the contract on April 7, 1882. John Wayde completed the masonry work and Jeremiah Thompson was in charge of the woodwork.[4]

Crossing Dunnings Creek, the 70-foot-long (21 m) bridge is a unique and tasteful design with unusually low arches and low side walls which show off the patented Burr Arch Truss system.[5] It is reportedly one of the finest and most well-cared-for of the fourteen historic covered bridges in Bedford County.[6][7]

The Cuppett's Covered Bridge was listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places in 1980 by the United States Department of the Interior.[1]

  • National Register Plaque
  • Cuppett's Covered Bridge, view from Cuppett Island
  • Cuppett's Covered Bridge over cattails
  • Cuppett's Covered Bridge at Christmas

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. https://www.nps.gov/nr/feature/places/pdfs/AD_80003423.pdf
  3. "Enjoy the covered bridges of Bedford County." Huntingdon, Pennsylvania: Huntingdon Daily News, September 10, 2009, p. 25 (subscription required).
  4. Source: Road and Bridge Docket #6, page 325, Bedford County Commissioners Minute Book for 1882
  5. Burr Truss
  6. "The Bedford County Visitors Bureau | Bedford County, Pennsylvania".
  7. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2011-11-20. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher and Barbara Hufnagel (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Cuppett's Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-19.
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