Covered Bridges in Pennsylvania: 229 Photo Spots, Light & Night Sky Guide

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Hillsgrove Covered BridgeSullivan County

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Cogan House Covered BridgeLycoming County

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Waterford Covered BridgeErie County

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Jackson's Mill Covered BridgeWashington County

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Gudgeonville Covered BridgeErie County

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Book's Covered BridgePerry County

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Buttonwood Covered BridgeLycoming County

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Dellville Covered BridgePerry County

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Forksville Covered BridgeSullivan County

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Sonestown Covered BridgeSullivan County

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Trusal Covered BridgeIndiana County

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Harmon's Covered BridgeIndiana County

Covered Bridges by county

All covered bridges (229)

Name	County	Elevation	Nearest town	Sky
Hillsgrove Covered Bridge	Sullivan County	—	Hughesville	3
Cogan House Covered Bridge	Lycoming County	—	Garden View	3
Waterford Covered Bridge	Erie County	—	Waterford	4
Jackson's Mill Covered Bridge	Washington County	—	Weirton Heights	5
Gudgeonville Covered Bridge	Erie County	—	Girard	4
Book's Covered Bridge	Perry County	—	Newville	3
Buttonwood Covered Bridge	Lycoming County	—	Blossburg	3
Dellville Covered Bridge	Perry County	—	New Bloomfield	4
Forksville Covered Bridge	Sullivan County	—	Canton	3
Sonestown Covered Bridge	Sullivan County	—	Hughesville	4
Trusal Covered Bridge	Indiana County	—	Chevy Chase Heights	3
Harmon's Covered Bridge	Indiana County	—	Clymer	3
Hayes Bridge	Union County	—	Mifflinburg	4
Herr's Mill Covered Bridge	Lancaster County	—	Paradise	5
Hollingshead Covered Bridge No. 40	Columbia County	—	Catawissa	5
Hunsecker's Mill Covered Bridge	Lancaster County	—	Brownstown	5
Johnson Covered Bridge No. 28	Northumberland County	—	Elysburg	4
Josiah Hess Covered Bridge No. 122	Columbia County	—	Mifflinville	4
Jud Christie Covered Bridge No. 95	Columbia County	—	Light Street	4
Kauffman's Distillery Covered Bridge	Lancaster County	—	Manheim	5
Keller's Mill Covered Bridge	Lancaster County	—	Rothsville	6
Kidd's Mills Covered Bridge Historic District	Mercer County	—	Reynolds Heights	4
Kintersburg Covered Bridge	Indiana County	—	Clymer	3
Kramer Covered Bridge No. 113	Columbia County	—	Light Street	4
Kreigbaum Covered Bridge	Northumberland County	—	Elysburg	4
Kurtz's Mill Covered Bridge	Lancaster County	—	Lancaster	7
Landis Mill Covered Bridge	Lancaster County	—	East Petersburg	6
Larkin Covered Bridge	Chester County	—	Eagleview	5
Lawrence L. Knoebel Covered Bridge	Northumberland County	—	Elysburg	4
Leaman's Place Covered Bridge	Lancaster County	—	Paradise	5
Lippincott Covered Bridge	Greene County	—	Morrisville	4
Lower Humbert Covered Bridge	Somerset County	—	Milford	3
Heikes Covered Bridge	Adams County	—	Lake Meade	4
Academia Pomeroy Covered Bridge	Juniata County	—	Lewistown	3
Adairs Covered Bridge	Perry County	—	Newville	3
Aline Covered Bridge	Snyder County	—	Middleburg	4
Barronvale Bridge	Somerset County	—	Milford	3
Bartram's Covered Bridge	Delaware County	—	Berwyn	7
Baumgardener's Covered Bridge	Lancaster County	—	Conestoga	5
Bells Mills Covered Bridge	Westmoreland County	—	West Newton	5
Bitzer's Mill Covered Bridge	Lancaster County	—	Akron	5
Bucher's Mill Covered Bridge	Lancaster County	—	Reamstown	6
Cabin Run Covered Bridge	Bucks County	—	Ivyland	6
Carmichaels Covered Bridge	Greene County	—	Fairdale	4
Uhlerstown Covered Bridge	Bucks County	—	Frenchtown	5
Carman Covered Bridge	Erie County	—	Albion	4
Colemanville Covered Bridge	Lancaster County	—	Conestoga	5
Creasyville Covered Bridge	Columbia County	—	Light Street	4
Davis Covered Bridge	Columbia County	—	Catawissa	4
Day Covered Bridge	Washington County	—	Washington	4
Dreibelbis Station Bridge	Berks County	—	Hamburg	5
Erb's Covered Bridge	Lancaster County	—	Rothsville	6
Erwinna Covered Bridge	Bucks County	—	Frenchtown	5
Forry's Mill Covered Bridge	Lancaster County	—	Columbia	5
Fowlersville Covered Bridge	Columbia County	—	Mifflinville	4
Gottlieb Brown Covered Bridge	Northumberland County	—	Milton	4
Gross Covered Bridge	Snyder County	—	Middleburg	3
Halls Mill Covered Bridge	Bedford County	—	Everett	3
Zook's Mill Covered Bridge	Lancaster County	—	Brownstown	6
Fleisher Covered Bridge	Perry County	—	Newport	4
Bittenbender Covered Bridge	Luzerne County	—	Glen Lyon	4
Millmont Red Bridge	Union County	—	Mifflinburg	3
Lime Valley Covered Bridge	Lancaster County	—	Lampeter	5
Neff's Mill Covered Bridge	Lancaster County	—	Lampeter	5
Harrington Covered Bridge	Erie County	—	Albion	3
Martin's Mill Covered Bridge (Antrim Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania)	Franklin County	—	Greencastle	5
Schenck's Mill Covered Bridge	Lancaster County	—	Salunga	5
Schuylkill County Bridge No. 113	Schuylkill County	—	Pine Grove	4
Shearer's Covered Bridge	Lancaster County	—	Manheim	5
Shoemaker Covered Bridge	Columbia County	—	Light Street	4
Siegrist's Mill Covered Bridge	Lancaster County	—	Mount Joy	5
Snyder Covered Bridge No. 17	Columbia County	—	Catawissa	4
South Perkasie Covered Bridge	Bucks County	—	Perkasie	6
Stillwater Covered Bridge No. 134	Columbia County	—	Light Street	4
Thomas Covered Bridge	Indiana County	—	Chevy Chase Heights	4
Thomas Mill Covered Bridge	Philadelphia County	—	Andorra	9
Twin Bridges-East Paden Covered Bridge No. 120	Columbia County	—	Mifflinville	4
Twin Bridges-West Paden Covered Bridge No. 121	Columbia County	—	Mifflinville	4
Van Sant Covered Bridge	Bucks County	—	New Hope	6
Wagner Covered Bridge No. 19	Columbia County	—	Catawissa	4
Wanich Covered Bridge No. 69	Columbia County	—	Bloomsburg	5
Wehr Covered Bridge	Lehigh County	—	Cetronia	6
White Rock Forge Covered Bridge	Lancaster County	—	Quarryville	5
Willow Hill Covered Bridge	Lancaster County	—	Strasburg	5
Parr's Mill Covered Bridge No. 10	Columbia County	—	Catawissa	4
Patterson Covered Bridge No. 112	Columbia County	—	Light Street	4
Pine Grove Covered Bridge	Lancaster County	—	Oxford	5
Pinetown Bushong's Mill Covered Bridge	Lancaster County	—	Brownstown	5
Pleasantville Bridge	Berks County	—	Oley	5
Pool Forge Covered Bridge	Lancaster County	—	East Earl	5
Red Run Covered Bridge	Lancaster County	—	Fivepointville	5
Rice Covered Bridge	Perry County	—	New Bloomfield	4
Risser's Mill Covered Bridge	Lancaster County	—	Mount Joy	5
Rupert Covered Bridge No. 56	Columbia County	—	Bloomsburg	6
Sachs Covered BridgeEisenhower	Adams County	—	Gettysburg	5
Sam Eckman Covered Bridge No. 92	Columbia County	—	Light Street	4
Hassenplug Bridge	Union County	—	Mifflinburg	5
Hays Bridge Historic District	Franklin County	—	Mercersburg	4
Jay Street Bridge	Clinton County	—	Lock Haven	5
Leatherman Covered Bridge	Washington County	—	Burgettstown	4
Lehman's, Port Royal Covered Bridge	Juniata County	—	Lewistown	3
McConnell's Mill Covered Bridge	Lawrence County	—	Prospect	4
Beechdale Bridge	Somerset County	—	Meyersdale	3
Cerl Wright Covered Bridge	Washington County	—	Bentleyville	5
Dimmsville Covered Bridge	Juniata County	—	Newport	3
Dreese's Covered Bridge	Snyder County	—	Middleburg	3
Hall's Bridge	Chester County	—	Chester Springs	5
Jacksons Mill Covered Bridge	Bedford County	—	Earlston	3
Saville Covered Bridge	Perry County	—	New Bloomfield	3
Y Covered Bridge No. 156	Columbia County	—	Glen Lyon	4
Scott Covered Bridge	Greene County	—	Waynesburg	3
Shriver Covered Bridge	Greene County	—	Waynesburg	3
St. Mary's Covered Bridge	Huntingdon County	—	Mount Union	3
Trostletown Bridge	Somerset County	—	Friedens	3
Waggoner Covered Bridge	Perry County	—	New Bloomfield	4
Walter's Mill Bridge	Somerset County	—	Somerset	4
Weaver's Mill Covered Bridge	Lancaster County	—	East Earl	5
Ralston Freeman Covered Bridge	Beaver County	—	Weirton Heights	5
Red Covered Bridge	Perry County	—	Millersburg	4
Ryot Covered Bridge	Bedford County	—	Central City	3
Haupt's Mill Covered Bridge	Bucks County	—	Hellertown	5
Himmel's Church Covered Bridge	Northumberland County	—	Trevorton	4
Horn Davis Overholtzer Bridge	Washington County	—	Maple Glen	4
Jacks Mountain Covered Bridge	Adams County	—	Carroll Valley	5
Keefer Covered Bridge No. 7	Montour County	—	Riverside	4
Keefer Station Covered Bridge	Northumberland County	—	Sunbury	4
King's Bridge	Somerset County	—	Milford	3
Knapp's Covered Bridge	Bradford County	—	Towanda	3
Knecht's Mill Covered Bridge	Bucks County	—	Hellertown	5
Kochendefer Covered Bridge	Perry County	—	New Bloomfield	3
Kreidersville Covered Bridge	Northampton County	—	Laurys Station	6
Krepps Covered Bridge	Washington County	—	Burgettstown	4
Kutz's Mill Bridge	Berks County	—	Kutztown	5
Lairdsville Covered Bridge	Lycoming County	—	Hughesville	4
Loux Covered Bridge	Bucks County	—	Tinicum	6
Bailey Covered Bridge	Washington County	—	Waynesburg	4
Banks Covered Bridge	Lawrence County	—	New Wilmington	4
Bogert Covered Bridge	Lehigh County	—	Dorneyville	7
Dr. Knisley Covered Bridge	Bedford County	—	Bedford	3
Ebenezer Covered Bridge	Washington County	—	Baidland	5
Erskine Covered Bridge	Washington County	—	West Liberty	4
Factory Bridge	Union County	—	Watsontown	4
Frankenfield Covered Bridge	Bucks County	—	Tinicum	5
Furnace Covered Bridge No. 11	Columbia County	—	Catawissa	4
Geiger Covered Bridge	Lehigh County	—	Schnecksville	5
Glessner Bridge	Somerset County	—	Friedens	3
Greisemer's Mill Bridge	Berks County	—	Oley	5
Grimes Covered Bridge	Greene County	—	Morrisville	4
Logan Mills Covered Bridge	Clinton County	—	Castanea	3
New Paris Covered Bridge	Bedford County	—	Central City	3
New Germantown Covered Bridge	Perry County	—	Newville	3
Schlicher Covered Bridge	Lehigh County	—	Schnecksville	5
Schuylkill County Bridge No. 114	Schuylkill County	—	Pine Grove	4
Scott Brownlee Covered Bridge	Washington County	—	Wolfdale	4
Sheard's Mill Covered Bridge	Bucks County	—	Richlandtown	5
Snooks Covered Bridge	Bedford County	—	Bedford	3
Speakman No. 1	Chester County	—	South Coatesville	5
Wertz's Covered Bridge	Berks County	—	Spring Ridge	7
White Covered Bridge	Greene County	—	Fairdale	4
Manasses Guth Covered Bridge	Lehigh County	—	Cetronia	7
Martin's Mill Covered Bridge	Washington County	—	Maple Glen	4
McGees Mills Covered Bridge	Clearfield County	—	Johnsonburg	3
Neils Red Covered Bridge	Greene County	—	Fairdale	4
Osterburg Covered Bridge	Bedford County	—	Claysburg	3
Packsaddle Bridge	Somerset County	—	Berlin	3
Rex Covered Bridge	Lehigh County	—	Schnecksville	5
Richards Covered Bridge	Northumberland County	—	Elysburg	4
Rohrbach Covered Bridge No. 24	Columbia County	—	Elysburg	4
Heirline Covered Bridge	Bedford County	—	Bedford	3
Henniger Farm Covered Bridge	Dauphin County	—	Elizabethville	4
Henry Covered Bridge	Washington County	—	Baidland	5
Hughes Covered Bridge	Washington County	—	Waynesburg	4
Kennedy Bridge	Chester County	—	Spring City	6
King Covered Bridge	Greene County	—	Waynesburg	3
Linton Stephens Covered Bridge	Chester County	—	Oxford	5
Little Gap Covered Bridge	Carbon County	—	Youngsville	5
Longdon L. Miller Covered Bridge	Greene County	—	Bethlehem	3
Bistline Covered Bridge	Perry County	—	Newville	3
Blaney Mays Covered Bridge	Washington County	—	West Liberty	4
Crawford Covered Bridge	Washington County	—	Bethlehem	3
Danley Covered Bridge	Washington County	—	West Liberty	4
Devil's Den, McClurg Covered Bridge	Washington County	—	Weirton Heights	6
Diehls Covered Bridge	Bedford County	—	Bedford	3
East Oriental Covered Bridge	Juniata County	—	Millersburg	4
Feltons Mill Covered Bridge	Bedford County	—	Earlston	3
Fischtner Covered Bridge	Bedford County	—	Cumberland	4
Gibson's Covered Bridge	Chester County	—	Downingtown	6
Glen Hope Covered Bridge	Chester County	—	Oxford	5
Wyit Sprowls Covered Bridge	Washington County	—	Bethlehem	4
Hewitt Covered Bridge	Bedford County	—	Cumberland	3
Sawhill Covered Bridge	Washington County	—	Wolfdale	4
Shaffer's Bridge	Somerset County	—	Elim	5
Speakman No. 2, Mary Ann Pyle Bridge	Chester County	—	Upland	5
Sprowl's Covered Bridge	Washington County	—	Wolfdale	4
Welle Hess Covered Bridge No. S1	Columbia County	—	Light Street	4
Wilson's Mill Covered Bridge	Washington County	—	Wolfdale	4
Lyle Covered Bridge	Allegheny County	—	Burgettstown	4
Mood's Covered Bridge	Bucks County	—	Perkasie	6
Mount Pleasant Covered Bridge	Perry County	—	Newville	3
Nettie Woods Covered Bridge	Greene County	—	Waynesburg	4
New Baltimore Bridge	Somerset County	—	Central City	3
North Oriental Covered Bridge	Snyder County	—	Middleburg	4
Pine Bank Covered Bridge	Washington County	—	Hooverson Heights	4
Pine Valley Covered Bridge	Bucks County	—	New Britain	6
Plant's Covered Bridge	Washington County	—	Wolfdale	4
Ramp Covered Bridge	Cumberland County	—	Shippensburg	4
Rapps Bridge	Chester County	—	Phoenixville	6
Riegel Covered Bridge No. 6	Columbia County	—	Elysburg	4
Rishel Covered Bridge	Northumberland County	—	Lewisburg	4
Rudolph and Arthur Covered Bridge	Chester County	—	Oxford	5
Jackson's Sawmill Covered Bridge	Lancaster County	—	Georgetown	5
Bellbank Bridge	Chester County	—	Oxford	5
Mercer's Mill Covered Bridge	Chester County	—	Atglen	5
Buck Hill Farm Covered Bridge	Lancaster County	—	Lititz	6
Conewago Chapel Covered Bridge	Adams County	—	McSherrystown	5
Daniel Good's Fording Covered Bridge	Lancaster County	—	Strasburg	5
Trevorton Bridge	Northumberland County	—	Selinsgrove	4
Schuylkill Permanent Bridge	Philadelphia County	—	Logan Square	9
Miller's Farm Covered Bridge	Lancaster County	—	Willow Street	5
43rd Street Bridge	Allegheny County	—	Millvale	7
Mechanic Street Bridge	Allegheny County	—	Pittsburgh	7
Schofield Ford Covered Bridge	Bucks County	—	Newtown Grant	6
Harpster Covered Bridge	Huntingdon County	—	Tyrone	3
Deer Valley Kissing Bridge	Somerset County	—	Meyersdale	3
Everhart Bridge	Dauphin County	—	Marysville	5
Cox Farm Covered Bridge	Greene County	—	Morrisville	4
Union Bridge	Allegheny County	—	Pittsburgh	7
McCall's Ferry Bridge	Lancaster County	—	Airville	5
Monongahela Bridge	Allegheny County	—	Pittsburgh	7

Sky = estimated Bortle class (1 darkest – 9 brightest).

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How to photograph covered bridges

Covered bridges look their best with soft side-light and a backdrop of fall color, snow or fresh spring green.

Shoot from the stream bank to show the bridge, the water and its reflection together.
Inside the bridge, the timber trusses make strong symmetrical compositions — use a tripod for long exposures.
Many covered bridges still carry traffic; stay off the roadway and watch for vehicles.
Overcast days keep contrast low between the dark interior and the bright surroundings.
Autumn foliage peaks are the most popular time — visit on weekdays to avoid crowds.

Season: Peak fall color is the classic season; winter snow and spring blossoms are less crowded alternatives.