The Hollingshead Covered Bridge No. 40 is an historic wooden covered bridge which is located in Catawissa Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
Hollingshead Covered Bridge No. 40 | |
Location | Pennsylvania Route 405, east of Catawissa, Catawissa Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°57′6″N 76°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 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
History and architectural features edit
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]
References edit
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- ^ a b c "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: Hollingshead Covered Bridge No. 40" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-19.