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Inventory Number: PA/38-19-37
County: Columbia County
Township: Cleveland
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Johnson
Crosses: Mugser Run
Truss type: Queen
Spans: 1
Length: 61', 60'-9" overall, 51' span
Roadway Width: 13'-6"
Built: 1882
Builder: Daniel Stine
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N40 52.682
Longitude: W076 29.010
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Directions: 0.8 miles north of Knoebels Blvd. on PA487, then 1.4 miles right on Knoebels Pkwy. (turns into Pine Swamp Rd.) and right 320 feet on Cleveland Rd. East-northeast of Elysburg, 1 mile east of Knoebels Grove Park.

Johnson Bridge, Cleveland, PA. Built 1882
Bill Caswell Photo


Johnson Bridge, Cleveland, PA. Built 1882
Bill Caswell Photo


Johnson Bridge, Cleveland, PA. Built 1882
© Lisa Plamondon

Comments:
County #28. 3-panel truss. It was built in 1882 by Daniel Stine for $774.00 (also $744.00 and $799.00 from other sources).
Sources:
Evans, Benjamin D. & June R.. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges, 2001, page 102
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 110

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