The Walter's Mill Bridge is a historic covered bridge in Somerset Township, Somerset County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1830, and is a 60-foot-long (18 m) Burr truss bridge, with vertical plank siding and a tin covered gable roof. The bridge crosses Haupt's Run. It is one of 10 covered bridges in Somerset County.[2]

Walter's Mill Bridge
Walter's Mill Bridge is located in Pennsylvania
Walter's Mill Bridge
Walter's Mill Bridge is located in the United States
Walter's Mill Bridge
LocationNorth of Somerset off Pennsylvania Route 985, Somerset Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°3′56″N 79°4′40″W / 40.06556°N 79.07778°W / 40.06556; -79.07778
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1830
ArchitectChristian Ankeny
Architectural styleBurr arch
MPSCovered Bridges of Somerset County TR
NRHP reference No.80003635[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 10, 1980

It was added to 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. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved December 12, 2011. Note: This includes Herb Berman and Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Covered Bridges of Somerset County Thematic Resources (Walter's Mill Bridge)" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2011.

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