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Shoemakers , Columbia County

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Inventory Number: PA/38-19-06
County: Columbia County
Township: Pine
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Shoemakers
Crosses: West Branch Run
Truss type: Polygonal (Straight Timber) Arch
Spans: 1
Length: 48' floor, 52' or 56' overall, 40' span
Roadway Width: 14'
Built: 1881
Builder: T.S. Christian
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N41 09.082
Longitude: W076 32.166
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Directions: 1.6 miles north of PA42 on PA442, then 0.4 miles left on Shingle Run Rd. North of Iola.

Shoemakers Bridge, Pine, PA. Built 1881
© Lisa Plamondon

Shoemakers Bridge, Pine, Columbia County, PA. Built 1881
Bob Sheldon Photo, September 24, 2008

Shoemakers Bridge, Pine, Columbia County, PA. Built 1881
Bill Caswell Photo, October 9, 2010

Comments:
County #84. Closed. The bridge was built in 1881 by T.S. Christian at a cost of $322.00 (another source has $288.00). It was named after Joseph Shoemaker, a nearby farmer and lumberman. It replaced an open truss bridge (see PA-19-U07).

Sources:
Evans, Benjamin D. & June R.. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges, 2001, page 113
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, March 2009
Kipphorn, Thomas. Information received by email, May 2006
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 107

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