another road to lead from the Somerset county line, at or near Henry Miltenberger's to Johnstown was opened.
On June 3, 1817, the court appointed Adam Cover, William Spencer and A. Murphy viewers to meet viewers on the part of Somerset county to locate a bridge across the Stonycreek at or near Fox's Fording, which was near the Red bridge, or what is now known as Kring's. This was the first bridge across the Stonycreek river. In traveling between Somerset and Beula or Ebensburg, the Stony creek river was crossed at the Beula fording at the Franklin street bridge when fordable, but when the water was high it was necessary to cross at Fox's fording.
On the same day another board of viewers were appointed to locate a bridge across the Little Conemaugh at or near Johnstown. It is probably located a little north of the Walnut street bridge, but it was the first erected in the town. There were but two other bridges in the county--one at Croyle's and the other at Fox's fording prior to 1816. The order to locate a county bridge at Fox's fording, dated June 3, 1817, authorized the second bridge at that place. It was so selected on account of it being the most economical place for a bridge.
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