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Bucks
County, Pennsylvania
(WGN
38-09-13 #2) (WGCB PA-09-13 #2): (1997) A two-span
Town lattice and Queenpost truss 166' over Neshaminy Creek. Located:
In Tyler State Park, at Schofield Ford/Twining Ford, between Northhampton
and Newtown Townships. Pennsylvania. Directions: Just southeast
of Rushland, Pennsylvania, at the jct. of SR 232 and Swamp Road (SR 2036)
go southeast on Swamp Road (SR 2036) for 1.8 miles to Schofield Covered
Bridge Parking Lot Road. Turn right and go 0.3 mile to the parking
area. The trail to the bridge is straight ahead. There is some
controversy as to the bridges name. The
World Guide of Covered
Bridges lists the bridges name as Twining Ford. The Covered
Bridges of Pennsylvania book (p. 7), given out by the state, lists
the bridges name as Schofield Ford with a alternate of Twining
Ford . There is a plaque on the portal indicating the bridges name
as "Schofield Ford Covered Bridge." On October 7, 1991, the
1836 bridge was destroyed by fire, and its remains had fallen into the
Neshaminy Creek. By September 6, 1997, an exact duplicate of the
original structure had been built, using the same abutments and piers on
which the original bridge had been erected. It is the only Queenpost
truss system supporting a Town lattice truss system in Pennsylvania.
The Queenpost truss is attached with tree nails everywhere it makes contact
with a diagonal of the Town lattice truss. The structure rests on
stone and mortar abutments, and has stone and mortar wing walls.
It has weathered vertical boarding on the sides, portals and wing walls.
There are four small diamond shaped windows opposing on each side.
The deck consists of lengthwise planking and it has a shake roof.
Also known as the Schofield Ford Covered Bridge, the Solly's
Covered Bridge and the Solly Covered Bridge. It was listed
on the National Register of Historic Places in 1994. (Jun 2008) |
