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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.
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
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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
- White Bridge (Successor)
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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