People are seen walking on the 206-year-old Great Crossings Bridge on Nov. 13 after it reemerged recently following drought conditions over the summer dropped the water level of Yough Lake to nearly ...
SOMERSET COUNTY, Pa. — The Great Crossings Bridge in Somerset County was built in 1818 under President James Monroe. It was part of the National Road connecting the Potomac and Ohio rivers. Right now, ...
The town of Somerfield is mostly lost to history, although some sidewalks, road curbs and foundations of houses are still visible within Yough Lake’s muddy bed. A severe drought this summer has turned ...
The 1818 Great Crossings Bridge exposed last fall during an extended drought is back under water at the Youghiogheny River Lake in Somerset County. The historic structure dropped out of sight once ...
If you live in the northeastern-ish United States, you've probably realized it's barely rained in a very long time. Well, you're not imagining things because it has been so dry in western Pennsylvania ...
The 200-year-old bridge, an 1818 structure of cut sandstone, typically lies 50 feet beneath the surface of the Youghiogheny River Lake. But the lake, which has an average water elevation of 1,439 feet ...