Shoemaker Covered Bridge

Shoemaker Covered Bridge

The bridge, closed to traffic, with picnic tables inside in September 2012
Location Legislative Route 19053, north of Iola, Pine Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 41°9′5″N 76°32′10″W / 41.15139°N 76.53611°W / 41.15139; -76.53611Coordinates: 41°9′5″N 76°32′10″W / 41.15139°N 76.53611°W / 41.15139; -76.53611
Area 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built 1881
Built by Christian,T.S.
Architectural style Queen Post, Other
MPS Covered Bridges of Columbia and Montour Counties TR
NRHP Reference # 79003192[1]
Added to NRHP November 29, 1979

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]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  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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