Pennsylvania Cabin Trip Three — Pithole and Oil Creek

Replica derrick at Oil Creek. Photo by author.

We actually had two things planned for today. The first was the (in)famous Nebraska Bridge.

Nebraska Bridge. Photo by author.

So, this bridge is infamous for…disappearing. It was built in 1933 to cross the Nebraska Valley. Then four miles downstream, a dam was built to control flooding downstream.

Now the water routinely backs up and floods the bridge. On this particular day there was a mild drought. Typically, the deck is only about 18 inches above water, but as you can see it’s more like 3 to four feet. But during the spring melt, this bridge can disappear altogether.

Pretty cool. There was an old Amish guy fishing. And a buggy. I have no idea where he parked the horse.

Where…is…the horse. Photo by author.

Then our plan was to drive on to Oil Creek State Park, which celebrates Pennsylvania’s oilfield heritage.

Until we found…

Pithole