East and West Paden Bridges 38-19-11 & 38-19-12 #2

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East & West Paden Bridge 1

Photo taken by Pat Madden in September 2011

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Description

The only twin covered bridges in the United States. The bridges can be found spanning Huntington Creek just east of Pa. Rte. 487 and east of Forks off 1020. This covered bridge is closed to traffic, it is a foot trail leading to a park. Difficult to photograph from sides in summer with dense forest. Portals easy, no traffic.

Facts

Overview: Queenpost through truss bridge over Huntington Creek
Location: Fishing Creek Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to pedestrians
History: The Twin Bridges were constructed and named after John Paden who operated a nearby sawmill.
Builder: - WC Pennington
Design: Queenpost through truss
Dimensions: Total length: 79.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on November 29, 1979
Also called: The Twin Bridges at Forks
Approximate latitude, longitude: +41.10688, -76.35666 (decimal degrees)
41°06'25" N, 76°21'24" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/386085/4551508 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:: Mifflinville
Inventory numbers: NRHP 79003180 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 51736 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log

April 16, 2018: New photos from Richard Doody
August 28, 2016: New photos from John Loxton
March 3, 2014: Updated by Dave King: Imported photos & added NRHP info
March 18, 2012: Added by Pat Madden

Sources

Pat Madden
Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
John Loxton
Richard Doody