Twin Bridges-East Paden Covered Bridge No. 120

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
Coordinates 41°6′25″N 76°21′25″W / 41.10694°N 76.35694°W / 41.10694; -76.35694Coordinates: 41°6′25″N 76°21′25″W / 41.10694°N 76.35694°W / 41.10694; -76.35694
Area 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built 1850
Architectural style Other, Queen Post
MPS Covered Bridges of Columbia and Montour Counties TR
NRHP Reference # 79003180[1]
Added to NRHP November 29, 1979

The Twin Bridges-East Paden Covered Bridge No. 120 is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Fishing Creek Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. 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]

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

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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: Twin Bridges-East Paden Covered Bridge No. 120" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-19.


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