Y Covered Bridge No. 156

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Y Covered Bridge No. 156
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LocationPennsylvania Route 757, southeast of Central, Sugarloaf Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 41°17′23″N76°21′52″W / 41.28972°N 76.36444°W / 41.28972; -76.36444
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1887
Built byJ.M. Larish
Architectural styleQueen Post
MPS Covered Bridges of Columbia and Montour Counties TR
NRHP reference No. 79003176 [1]
Added to NRHPNovember 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

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]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Y, Columbia County". Covered Spans of Yesteryear - www.lostbridges.org. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
  3. "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.
  4. "Y, Columbia County". Covered Spans of Yesteryear - www.lostbridges.org. Retrieved December 11, 2012.