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Lewisburg Susquehanna River Covered Bridge

Union County, Pennsylvania, and Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

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Facts 

Overview
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over West Branch Susquehanna River on road
Location
Lewisburg, Union County, Pennsylvania, and Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built 1818 for Lewisburg Bridge Co. by Reuben Fields; washed away March 17, 1865
Builders
- Lewisburg Bridge Co.
- Reuben Fields, Contractor
Design
Burr arch-truss
Dimensions
Total length: 1,200.0 ft.
Deck width: 30.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.96691, -76.87859   (decimal degrees)
40°58'01" N, 76°52'43" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/341924/4536783 (zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Lewisburg
Inventory number
BH 71609 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (7,622)
Built 1818 (7)
Built during 1810s (44)
Burr arch-truss (359)
Covered (1,664)
Lewisburg Bridge Co. (2)
Lewisburg, Pennsylvania (7)
Lost (24,945)
Lost 1865 (9)
 Lost during 1860s (53)
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania (63)
Pennsylvania (5,331)
Replaced by new bridge (16,745)
Reuben Fields, Contractor (1)
Through truss (15,163)
Total length 1000-2500 feet (1,888)
Truss (32,938)
Union County, Pennsylvania (28)

Update Log 

  • March 30, 2016: Added by Alexander D. Mitchell IV with info from Pennsylvania RR corporate history

Sources 

  • Alexander D. Mitchell IV
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Lewisburg Susquehanna River Covered Bridge
Posted October 30, 2018, by Doris (dionne [at] ptdprolog [dot] net)

I found at an auction a photo of the Lewisburg covered bridge with Lewisburg Tyrone Bellefonte Branch PRR photograph by Geo Bretz of Pottsville, Pa Negatives made May 14, 1890 No 31134-5. I wanted the frame, but now I am wondering about the photo since he was such a famous photgrapher. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you.