Shoemaker Covered Bridge

Shoemaker Covered Bridge
The bridge, closed to traffic, with picnic tables inside in September 2012
LocationLegislative Route 19053, north of Iola, Pine Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates41°9′5″N 76°32′10″W / 41.15139°N 76.53611°W / 41.15139; -76.53611
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1881
Built byT.S. Christian
Architectural styleQueen Post
MPSCovered Bridges of Columbia and Montour Counties TR
NRHP reference No.79003192[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 29, 1979

The Shoemaker Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Pine Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. It is a 49-foot-long (15 m), Queen Post Truss bridge constructed in 1881. It crosses West Branch Run and is one of 28 historic covered bridges in Columbia and Montour Counties.[2] It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved January 21, 2012. Note: This includes Bill Pennesi and Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Shoemaker Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved January 21, 2012.
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