Hillsgrove Covered Bridge
The Hillsgrove Covered Bridge is a Burr arch truss covered bridge over Loyalsock Creek in Hillsgrove Township, Sullivan County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It was built c. 1850 and is 186 feet (56.7 m) long. In 1973, it became the first covered bridge in the county to be placed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP). The bridge is named for the township and nearby unincorporated village of Hillsgrove, and is also known as Rinkers Covered Bridge for an adjoining farm.
Bridge interior view (in 2015) showing Burr arches and King posts, the wooden beams bolted to the floor on each side are the wheel guards.
Underside of the bridge looking east, in 2012
Loyalsock Creek from the easternmost window on the south side, with a King post in front of the window (in 2008)
Flood damage in 2011 included broken beams and siding, two trees lodged in the bridge, and buckled floor
Loyalsock Creek is a 64-mile-long (103 km) tributary of the West Branch Susquehanna River located chiefly in Sullivan and Lycoming counties in Pennsylvania in the United States. As the crow flies, Lycoming County is about 130 miles (209 km) northwest of Philadelphia and 165 miles (266 km) east-northeast of Pittsburgh.
Loyalsock Creek from the Hillsgrove Covered Bridge
The Haystacks in Loyalsock Creek
View of Loyalsock Creek in Plunketts Creek Township in Lycoming County
