Quintessential Pennsylvania

BEALLSVILLE - Washington County town located on US 40.  The community was named after Zephaniah Beall in 1819. How To Get There:

ROGERSVILLE - Founded 1807.  Greene County village west of Waynesburg, named after John Rodgers, an early settler. How To Get There:

The Layton Bridge and Tunnel is one of those bridges you hold your breath while you cross it.  Single-lane tunnel - dark, no lights - followed by a one-lane rickety old bridge into a wooded curve where you are not sure if and where another vehicle may be.  It is a relic of an old railroad bridge converted to vehicular traffic, and it is soon going away. The Layton Bridge and Tunnel is an over 125-year-old structure that connects Perryopolis to the Village of Layton and crosses the Youghiogheny River.  Originally, both were part of the Washington Run Railroad, a branch line of the Baltimore & Ohio that ran from Layton to Star Junction via Perryopolis.  It is the bridge that gets you to Linden Hall, and on dark nights, you hope the other cars have their lights on. The unique Pratt-through truss, where the roadway runs through the middle of the truss structure, compared to most Pratt trusses, where the roadway runs along the bottom.  ( Pennsylvania Department o...

CRAFTON - Founded 1890.  Created out of Chartiers Township and incorporated as a borough in 1892.  Suburban community west of Downtown Pittsburgh.  Named after Charles C. Craft, a frontier attorney.  Crafton is currently home to about 6,000 residents. How To Get There:

MILFORD - The county seat of Pike County is named after an old town in Wales.  Founded in 1767, Milford was originally known as Wells Ferry.  It is a town with approximately 1,100 residents. How To Get There:

One of the longer covered bridges in Washington County, the Hughes Covered Bridge has a long and storied history.  Built in 1889, the bridge became the center of a legal battle nearly 90 years later over its location.   The Hughes Bridge is a 55-and-one-half-foot Queen post bridge over Ten Mile Creek.  In 1915, Washington County took over maintenance of the bridge from Amwell Township.  56 years later, Washington County looked to move the Hughes Bridge to Mingo Creek Park.  Early in 1971, the county began deconstructing the bridge so it could be transported to the park.  Amwell Township filed suit to prevent the move to the Washington County Park.  A judge would rule in favor of the township and ordered the county to restore the bridge to its previous state. Since that court ruling, Hughes Covered Bridge has remained at its home off of Montgomery Run Road.  Additionally, since 1971, the bridge has been a stop on the annual two-county, Wa...