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Berwick Covered Bridge 38-19-85#2x/38-40-02#2x

Columbia County, Pennsylvania, and Luzerne County, Pennsylvania

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Berwick Covered Bridge

Photo from Detroit Photographic Co.

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BH Photo #512891

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Description 

The original covered bridge on this site was built in 1814 by Theodore Burr. It was lost in 1836-37 due to an ice freshet. It consisted of 6 Spans and was 1260' in length.

Facts 

Overview
Lost Burr Arch truss covered bridge over North Branch Susquehanna River on abandoned road
Location
Nescopeck, Columbia County, Pennsylvania, and Luzerne County, Pennsylvania
Status
Replaced by a new bridge (in a different location 1200' downstream)
Design
Burr arch-truss
16 panel truss
Dimensions
Total length: 1,260.0 ft.
Deck width: 28.0 ft.
Also called
Berwick - Nescopeck Covered Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.05385, -76.22825   (decimal degrees)
41°03'14" N, 76°13'42" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/396785/4545461 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 95326 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,803)
Berwick, Pennsylvania (4)
Built 1837 (38)
Built during 1830s (368)
Burr arch-truss (1,015)
Columbia County, Pennsylvania (137)
Covered (3,489)
Destroyed by flood (892)
Lost (32,326)
 Lost 1906 (40)
Lost during 1900s (524)
Luzerne County, Pennsylvania (103)
Nescopeck, Pennsylvania (2)
Pennsylvania (7,026)
Susquehanna River (182)
Through truss (19,330)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (2,064)
Truss (38,723)

Update Log 

  • June 14, 2022: New photo from Stewart Edwin Beitler
  • December 2, 2021: Updated by Tony Dillon: Added truss type
  • December 2, 2021: New photos from Geoff Hubbs

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Tony Dillon - spansaver [at] hotmail [dot] com
  • Stewart Edwin Beitler - stubear0430 [at] gmail [dot] com

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