For the past several months, our designers and craftsmen have been working on the reconstruction of the Old Blenheim Bridge. The original bridge had been built in 1855 and was destroyed in 2011 by flooding of the Schoharie Creek caused by Tropical Storm Irene. Until that event, it had been the world’s longest free span […]
Last week LCTF began rebuilding a covered bridge just south of Coatesville in Chester County, Pennsylvania. The bridge is also known as the Mary Ann Pyle Bridge and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. Built in 1881 and measuring 75 in length, it is the twin of Speakman No. 1, […]
Twenty seven years ago, this month, hundreds of volunteer timber framers from across continent converged on York, Pennsylvania to erect two timber frames for Habitat For Humanity. The frame raising began early on a Thursday morning and four days later two families moved into the completed homes. This event was covered by WHYY of […]