Cogan House Covered Bridge
| Cogan House Covered Bridge | |
| Buckhorn, Larrys Creek, Day's, Plankenhorn | |
| National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Official name: Cogan House Covered Bridge | |
| Named for: Cogan House Township | |
| Country | United States |
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| State | Pennsylvania |
| County | Lycoming |
| Municipality | Cogan House Township |
| Road | Township 784 (single lane) |
| Crosses | Larrys Creek |
| Elevation | 1,290 ft (393 m) |
| Coordinates | 41°23′54″N 77°12′03″W / 41.39833°N 77.20083°WCoordinates: 41°23′54″N 77°12′03″W / 41.39833°N 77.20083°W |
| Length | 94.2 ft (29 m) |
| Width | 19.6 ft (6.0 m) |
| Clearance | 8.5 ft (2.6 m) |
| Builder | Valentine Meyers (or Meyer) |
| Design | Burr Arch Truss Bridge |
| Material | Wood |
| Built | 1877 |
| - Added to NRHP | July 24, 1980 |
| - Restored | 1998 |
| Owned and Maintained by | Lycoming County |
| NBI Number | 417208078401120 |
| WGCB Number | 38-41-02 |
| Load | 3 tons (2.7 t) |
| NRHP Ref# | 80003567 |
| MPS | Covered Bridges of Bradford, Sullivan and Lycoming Counties TR |
 Location of the Cogan House Covered Bridge in Pennsylvania
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The Cogan House Covered Bridge is a Burr arch truss covered bridge over Larrys Creek in Cogan House Township, Lycoming County, in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. It was built in 1877 and is 94 feet 2 inches (28.7 m) long. The bridge was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, and had a major restoration in 1998. The Cogan House bridge is named for the township and village of Cogan House, and is also known by at least four other names: Buckhorn, Larrys Creek, Day's, and Plankenhorn.
The Cogan House Covered Bridge was constructed by a millwright who assembled the timber framework in a field next to the sawmill, before it was reassembled at the bridge site. It was the only bridge on Larrys Creek that survived the flood of June 1889, and one of only a handful that were left intact in the county. Although the bridge used to carry a steady flow of tannery and sawmill traffic, the clearcutting of the surrounding forests meant the end of those industries by the early 20th century.
Since then much of the surrounding area has reverted to second growth forest, and the one-lane bridge is now on a dead end road in a remote valley with little traffic. It is the oldest and longest of the three covered bridges remaining in the county. Despite the 1998 restoration and other repairs, as of 2009 the bridge structure's sufficiency rating on the National Bridge Inventory was 17.2 percent and its condition was deemed "basically intolerable requiring high priority of corrective action".
The covered bridge is 1.4 miles (2.3 km) south of Pennsylvania Route 184 on Campbell Road (Township Road 784), 0.1 miles (0.2 km) past the intersection with Covered Bridge Road. Its official name on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is "Cogan House Covered Bridge". It is the only covered bridge ever built in Cogan House Township and the name comes from the township, as well as the village of Cogan House, which is northeast of the bridge. Cogan House Township and the village are named for David Cogan, who settled on Larrys Creek in 1825. Cogan was one of the few settlers in the area for many years and grew tired of living nearly alone in the wilderness. In 1842 he abandoned his homestead, as did a neighbor named Carter. Their houses were used by hunters and travelers and the name Cogan's House was given to the area. Cogan House Township was formed from parts of Jackson and Mifflin Townships on December 6, 1843.
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