Y Covered Bridge No. 156

The Y Covered Bridge No. 156 was a historic wooden covered bridge located in Sugarloaf Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. It was a 76-foot-long (23 m), Queen post truss bridge constructed in 1887. It crossed East Branch Fishing Creek. It was one of 28 historic covered bridges in Columbia and Montour Counties.[2]

Y Covered Bridge No. 156
LocationPennsylvania Route 757, southeast of Central, Sugarloaf Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates41°17′23″N 76°21′52″W
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1887
Built byJ.M. Larish
Architectural styleQueen Post
MPSCovered Bridges of Columbia and Montour Counties TR
NRHP reference No.79003176[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 29, 1979

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979,[1] and destroyed in a suspicious fire on August 15, 1983.[3]

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. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Y Covered Bridge No. 156" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-21.
  3. "Y, Columbia County". Covered Spans of Yesteryear - www.lostbridges.org. Retrieved December 11, 2012.


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