Shriver Covered Bridge is a historic wooden

covered bridge A covered bridge is a timber-truss bridge with a roof, decking, and siding, which in most covered bridges create an almost complete enclosure. The purpose of the covering is to protect the wooden structural members from the weather. Uncovered woo ...

located at Center Township in

Greene County, Pennsylvania Greene County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 35,954. Its county seat is Waynesburg. Greene County was created on February 9, 1796, from part of Washington County and named for Gene ...

. It is a ,

Queenpost truss A queen post is a tension member in a truss that can span longer openings than a king post truss. A king post uses one central supporting post, whereas the queen post truss uses two. Even though it is a tension member, rather than a compression me ...

bridge with a tin covered gable roof, constructed in 1900. It crosses Harqus Creek. As of October 1978, it was one of nine historic covered bridges in Greene County. ''Note:'' This includes It was listed on the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...

in 1979.

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Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Covered bridges in Greene County, Pennsylvania Bridges completed in 1900 Wooden bridges in Pennsylvania Bridges in Greene County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Greene County, Pennsylvania Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Queen post truss bridges in the United States {{Pennsylvania-bridge-struct-stub