Shoemaker Covered Bridge

The Shoemaker Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Pine Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. It is a 49-foot-long (15 m), Queen Post Truss bridge constructed in 1881. It crosses West Branch Run and is one of 28 historic covered bridges in Columbia and Montour Counties.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

Shoemaker Covered Bridge
The bridge, closed to traffic, with picnic tables inside in September 2012
LocationLegislative Route 19053, north of Iola, Pine Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates41°9′5″N 76°32′10″W
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1881
Built byT.S. Christian
Architectural styleQueen Post
MPSCovered Bridges of Columbia and Montour Counties TR
NRHP reference No.79003192[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 29, 1979

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Bill Pennesi and Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Shoemaker Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-21.


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