BROTHERSVALLEY TOWNSHIP, Pennsylvania — Anyone who has driven along the narrow, winding township road just off of U.S. 219 immediately finds themselves whisked back in time, if only for a moment, as their car enters the Burkholder Bridge.

The 150-year-old structure has cherry-red shingles, a charming sign across the arc of its roof bearing its name, and alabaster white sidewalls, which are distinctive because of their openness, allowing much of the structure to be exposed to view. In theory, and this is only in theory, this covered bridge would be considered by some as a structure that has surpassed its usefulness in the modern world. Its 3-ton weight limit and 8-foot height limit restrict many vehicles from using it to pass over Buffalo Creek.