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Patterson, Columbia County

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Inventory Number: PA/38-19-26
County: Columbia County
Township: Orange
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Patterson
Crosses: Green Creek
Truss type: Burr
Spans: 1
Length: 82', 81'-8" overall, 56' span
Roadway Width: 14'-7"
Built: 1845 or 1875
Builder: Frank Derr
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N41 06.574
Longitude: W076 25.029
See a map of the area
Topographic map of the area
Directions: 1.1 miles north-northeast of jct PA93 on PA487, then 1.7 miles left on Rohrsburg Rd. and just left on Hartman Hollow Rd. North of Orangeville.

Patterson Sawmill Bridge, Orange, Columbia County, PA. Built 1845 or 1875
Bill Caswell Photo, October 9, 2010

Comments:
County # 112. 8-panel truss. Cost $804.00. Also known as Patterson Sawmill Bridge. Some sources list this as over Mud Run. Mud Run and Green Creek join just north of the bridge. The PennDOT Type 10 map doesn't have a label below where they merge. The topo maps list it as Green Creek until it joins Fishing Creek below Orangeville.

Sources:
Evans, Benjamin D. & June R.. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges, 2001, page 109
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 109