Lower Humbert Covered Bridge

Lower Humbert Covered Bridge, also known as the Faidley Covered Bridge, spans Laurel Hill Creek in Lower Turkeyfoot Township, Pennsylvania. Built in 1891, it is a Burr Arch truss covered bridge, a design long favored for rural crossings because its timber arch and truss provided extra strength. Measuring 126 feet 6 inches, it is one of ten remaining covered bridges in Somerset County and survives as part of the region’s wooden-bridge heritage. Its preservation has required continued work, including a rebuilding in 1991 with reinforced abutments, and it sustained minor deck damage in January 2006 from a homemade explosive device before continuing as a preserved historic structure.

Lower Turkeyfoot, Pennsylvania · United States