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Shoemaker Covered Bridge 38-19-06

Columbia County, Pennsylvania

Photos 

Overview

Photo taken May 2006 by Jack Schmidt

BH Photo #108585

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Covered bridge over West Branch Run on Shoemaker Bridge Road (PA 4027)
Location
Columbia County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1881
Design
Covered Queenpost through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 39.0 ft.
Total length: 50.9 ft.
Deck width: 12.1 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on November 29, 1979
Approximate latitude, longitude
+41.15133, -76.53583   (decimal degrees)
41°09'05" N, 76°32'09" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/371127/4556693 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Lairdsville
Inventory numbers
PA 19 4027 0060 0000 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
WGCB 38-19-06 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 79003192 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 30767 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,574)
Built 1881 (139)
Built during 1880s (1,994)
Columbia County, Pennsylvania (67)
Covered (1,650)
NR-listed (2,961)
Open to pedestrians (4,220)
Owned by state (16,000)
 Pennsylvania (5,319)
Queenpost truss (268)
Span length 25-50 feet (15,673)
Structurally deficient (14,185)
Through truss (15,087)
Total length 50-75 feet (9,300)
Truss (32,814)

Update Log 

  • April 16, 2018: New photos from Richard Doody
  • March 3, 2014: Photos imported by Dave King
  • November 6, 2006: Posted photos from Jack Schmidt

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