Bells Mills Bridge Damaged by Fire

WGN 38-65-01

 

Westmoreland County, PA, July 7, 2009 - Westmoreland County's last original covered bridge was damaged in a fire Monday afternoon.

The fire began shortly before 1:30 p.m., emergency officials said. Fire fighters from the Yukon and Hutchinson volunteer departments put out the fire before it spread, but a small section of the "bridge's wall" was charred. Fire fighters thought the fire may have been caused by a discarded cigarette.

The 105-foot Bells Mills CB was built in 1850 (renovated in 1988) using the Burr Truss to cross Sewickley Creek near Sewickley, PA.

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