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Northumberland PA Susquehanna West Branch Covered Bridge 38-49-62x

Photos 

Bridge Crossing West Branch Susquehanna River Northumberland PA

Photo uploaded by Art S.

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BH Photo #468592

Description 

https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2019/10/when-northumb...

More photos and details of destruction in 1923

Facts 

Overview
Lost covered bridge over West Branch Susquehanna River
Location
Northumberland, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Status
Destroyed by fire in 1923
History
Built 1824; destroyed by fire in 1923
Builder
- Reuben Fields of Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania
Design
Burr arch-truss
Dimensions
Total length: 1,300.0 ft.
Also called
Blue Hill Bridge
Red Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.88392, -76.79778   (decimal degrees)
40°53'02" N, 76°47'52" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/348535/4527427 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 88676 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Update Log 

  • March 31, 2022: New photos from Stewart Edwin Beitler
  • March 1, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • February 24, 2022: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • November 3, 2021: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: linked to blog entry with more info & photos
  • October 8, 2020: New photo from Geoff Hubbs
  • March 23, 2020: New photo from Art Suckewer

Related Bridges 

Sources 

  • Stewart Edwin Beitler - stubear0430 [at] gmail [dot] com
  • Art Suckewer - Asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com
  • Geoff Hubbs
  • Alexander D. Mitchell IV

Comments 

Northumberland Covered Bridge
Posted March 31, 2022, by Paul Plassman

Hi Stewart,

Just a tip for future reference - the best way to determine whether a page has already been created for a site is to add a page (without publishing it), place the pin on the map where you think the bridge is at, and then click on the “What’s Here?” button just below the map. Several different places and bridges will come up and you can check to see if the bridge is already listed.

Happy bridgehunting!

Paul

Northumberland PA Susquehanna West Branch Covered Bridge
Posted March 23, 2020, by Art S. (asuckewer [at] knite [dot] com)

Location assumed, based on printing on the card, may be incorrect.