Hollingshead Covered Bridge No. 40 | |
The bridge in September 2012 | |
Location | Pennsylvania Route 405, east of Catawissa, Catawissa Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°57′6″N76°26′52″W / 40.95167°N 76.44778°W Coordinates: 40°57′6″N76°26′52″W / 40.95167°N 76.44778°W |
Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
Built | 1850 |
Built by | Peter Ent |
Architectural style | Burr Truss Arch |
MPS | Covered Bridges of Columbia and Montour Counties TR |
NRHP reference No. | 79003187 [1] |
Added to NRHP | November 29, 1979 |
The Hollingshead Covered Bridge No. 40 is an historic wooden covered bridge which is located in Catawissa Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]
The Hollingshead Covered Bridge No. 40 is a 116.9-foot-long (35.6 m), Burr Truss bridge with a tarred metal roof, constructed in 1850. It crosses the Catawissa Creek. It is one of twenty-eight historic covered bridges in Columbia and Montour Counties. [2]
This covered bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]
Catawissa is a borough in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 1,539 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Bloomsburg-Berwick micropolitan area.
Catawissa Township is a township near the borough of Catawissa, Columbia County, Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. The population was 904 at the 2020 census.
This is a list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. As of 2015, there are over 3,000 listed sites in Pennsylvania. All 67 counties in Pennsylvania have listings on the National Register.
Catawissa Creek is a 41.8-mile-long (67.3 km) tributary of the Susquehanna River in east-central Pennsylvania in the United States. Its watershed has an area of 153 square miles (400 km2).
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The Lawrence L. Knoebel Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Knoebels Amusement Resort connecting Cleveland Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania and Ralpho Township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. It is a 40-foot-long (12 m), modified Queen Post Truss bridge with a wood shingled roof, constructed in 1875. It was moved to its present located between 1935 and 1937. It crosses South Branch Roaring Creek. It is one of 28 historic covered bridges in Columbia and Montour Counties.
The Kreigbaum Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Cleveland Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania and Ralpho Township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. It is a 62.1-foot-long (18.9 m), Queen Post Truss bridge, constructed in 1875. It crosses South Branch Roaring Creek. It is one of 28 historic covered bridges in Columbia and Montour Counties. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
The Richards Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Cleveland Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania and Ralpho Township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. It is a 64-foot-long (20 m), multiple King post and Queen Post Truss bridge, constructed in 1852. It crosses South Branch Roaring Creek and is one of 28 historic covered bridges in Columbia and Montour Counties. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
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The Wanich Covered Bridge No. 69 is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Hemlock Township and Mount Pleasant Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. It is a 98.75-foot-long (30.10 m), Burr Truss arch bridge constructed in 1884. It is one of 28 historic covered bridges in Columbia and Montour Counties.
The Creasyville Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Jackson Township and Pine Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. It is a 44.5-foot-long (13.6 m), Queen Post Truss bridge over Little Fishing Creek constructed in 1881. It is one of 28 historic covered bridges in Columbia and Montour Counties.
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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. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
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