Hollingshead Covered Bridge No. 40

Hollingshead Covered Bridge No. 40

The bridge in September 2012
Location Pennsylvania Route 405, east of Catawissa, Catawissa Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°57′6″N 76°26′52″W / 40.95167°N 76.44778°W / 40.95167; -76.44778Coordinates: 40°57′6″N 76°26′52″W / 40.95167°N 76.44778°W / 40.95167; -76.44778
Area 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built 1850
Built by Ent, Peter
Architectural style Other, Burr Truss Arch
MPS Covered Bridges of Columbia and Montour Counties TR
NRHP Reference # 79003187[1]
Added to NRHP November 29, 1979

The Hollingshead Covered Bridge No. 40 is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Catawissa Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. It 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 28 historic covered bridges in Columbia and Montour Counties.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

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  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "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.


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