Twin Bridges-East Paden Covered Bridge No. 120
The Twin Bridges-East Paden Covered Bridge No. 120 is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Fishing Creek Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is a 75-foot-long (23 m), Burr Truss bridge, with a sheet metal roof, constructed in 1850. It crosses the Huntington Creek. It is one of 28 historic covered bridges in Columbia and Montour Counties. It is a twin of the Twin Bridges-West Paden Covered Bridge No. 121.[2]
Twin Bridges-East Paden Covered Bridge No. 120 | |
East Paden Covered Bridge (with its western twin) in 1982 | |
Location | Pennsylvania Route 371, south of Catawissa, Fishing Creek Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 41°6′25″N 76°21′25″W |
Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
Built | 1850 |
Architect | Peter Ent |
Architectural style | Queen Post |
MPS | Covered Bridges of Columbia and Montour Counties TR |
NRHP reference No. | 79003180[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 29, 1979 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
References
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- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "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 (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Twin Bridges-East Paden Covered Bridge No. 120" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-19.
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