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Coordinates: 40°13′9″N 79°42′37″W / 40.21917°N 79.71028°W / 40.21917; -79.71028
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Bells Mills Covered Bridge
Bells Mills Bridge, 1939
Bells Mills Covered Bridge is located in Pennsylvania
Bells Mills Covered Bridge
Bells Mills Covered Bridge is located in the United States
Bells Mills Covered Bridge
LocationWest of Yukon, Sewickley Township and South Huntingdon Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°13′9″N 79°42′37″W / 40.21917°N 79.71028°W / 40.21917; -79.71028
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1850
Built byMcCain, Daniel
Architectural styleGreek Revival
NRHP reference No.80003648[1]
Added to NRHPJune 27, 1980

Bells Mills Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge in Sewickley Township and South Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania.[2] It is a 95-foot-long (29 m), Burr truss bridge, constructed in 1850. It features pedimented gables and plain pilasters in the Greek Revival style. It crosses Sewickley Creek.[3]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Wertz, Marjorie (June 28, 2012). "Sewickley Township span one of county's best-known landmarks". TribLIVE.com. Tarentum, Pennsylvania: Trib Total Media. Retrieved April 4, 2024.
  3. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-06-11. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher and Hazel Adams (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Bells Mills Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-06-03.
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