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Inventory Number: PA/38-19-16
County: Columbia County
Township: Cleveland
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Davis
Crosses: Roaring Creek, North Branch
Truss type: Burr
Spans: 1
Length: 87' span, 95' overall
Roadway Width: 14'-2"
Built: 1875
Builder: Daniel Kostenbauder
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N40 54.616
Longitude: W076 26.390
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Directions: 2.5 miles southeast of jct PA487 on PA42, then 1.0 miles right on Queen City Rd. and just right on Shakespeare Rd. (TR371). West-northwest of Slabtown.
Comments: County #12. Cost $1248.00. 8-panel truss. There is a clear span of 72' from another source.

Davis Bridge, Cleveland, PA. Built 1875
Bill Caswell Photo


Davis Bridge, Cleveland, PA. Built 1875
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Davis Bridge, Cleveland, Columbia County, PA. Built 1875
Bill Caswell Photo, October 10, 2010


Davis Bridge, Cleveland, Columbia County, PA. Built 1875
Bill Caswell Photo, October 10, 2010

Sources:
Evans, Benjamin D. & June R.. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges, 2001, page 96
Travis, Dale. Pennsylvania Covered Bridges List, updated to 26 Aug 2004, http://www.dalejtravis.com/cblist/cbpa.htm (23 Sep 2004)
Kipphorn, Thomas. Information received by email, May 2006
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 108

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