Y Covered Bridge No. 156
Y Covered Bridge No. 156 | |
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| Location | Pennsylvania Route 757, southeast of Central, Sugarloaf Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 41°17′23″N 76°21′52″W / 41.28972°N 76.36444°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1887 |
| Built by | J.M. Larish |
| Architectural style | Queen Post |
| MPS | Covered Bridges of Columbia and Montour Counties TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 79003176[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 29, 1979 |
The Y Covered Bridge No. 156 was a historic wooden covered bridge that was located in Sugarloaf Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979,[1] it was destroyed in a suspicious fire on August 15, 1983.[2]
History and architectural features
[edit]This historic structure was a 76-foot-long (23 m), queen post truss bridge that was built in 1887. It crossed East Branch Fishing Creek and was one of twenty-eight historic covered bridges in Columbia and Montour Counties when it was destroyed by fire in 1983.[3]
This bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] Four years later, on August 15, 1983, it was destroyed during a suspicious fire.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Y, Columbia County". Covered Spans of Yesteryear - www.lostbridges.org. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Bill Pennesi and Susan M. Zacher. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Y Covered Bridge No. 156" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-21.
- ^ "Y, Columbia County". Covered Spans of Yesteryear - www.lostbridges.org. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
Categories:
- Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Covered bridges in Columbia County, Pennsylvania
- Bridges completed in 1887
- Wooden bridges in Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Columbia County, Pennsylvania
- Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Queen post truss bridges in the United States
- 1887 establishments in Pennsylvania