White Covered Bridge Renovation Underway

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Sept. 14, 2008, Greene County, Pa. - The White Covered Bridge renovation is underway.

The work is planned to be complete for the for Washington and Greene counties' 38th Annual Covered Bridge Festival beginning Saturday and continues through Sept. 21. Along with the White Bridge, nine others will be showcased. At each bridge site, entertainment, demonstrations, historic exhibits, food and other activities will be featured.

The 70-foot White bridge was built in 1919 to cross Whitely Creek using a queen post truss.

Read about it at the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review - Pittsburgh, PA, USA website. Also featured in the article is some interesting covered bridge trivia. See: http://www.pittsburghlive.com/x/pittsburghtrib/news/cityregion/s_587541.html.