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Sam Eckman's , Columbia County

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Inventory Number: PA/38-19-08
County: Columbia County
Township: Greenwood - Pine
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Sam Eckman's
Crosses: Little Fishing Creek
Truss type: Polygonal (Straight Timber) Arch
Spans: 1
Length: 65'-6" floor, 69'-5" overall, 53' span
Roadway Width: 14'-6"
Built: 1876
Builder: Joseph Redline
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N41 10.649
Longitude: W076 29.417
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: 1.2 miles north of jct PA442 on PA42, then 2.4 miles right on Sereno Rd. and 200 feet left on Covered Bridge Rd. (TR548). Northeast of Sereno.
Comments: County #92. Cost $498.00.

Sam Eckman Bridge, Greenwood-Pine, PA Built 1876
© Lisa Plamondon

Sam Eckman's Bridge, Greenwood-Pine, Columbia County, PA. Built 1876
Bill Caswell Photo, October 9, 2010

Sam Eckman's Bridge, Greenwood-Pine, Columbia County, PA Built 1876
Bucknell University: Nelson F. Davis Covered Bridges Photograph Collection, August 17, 1936

Sources:
Evans, Benjamin D. & June R.. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges, 2001, page 112
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 107

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