| Inventory Number: | PA/38-49-02 | | County: | Northumberland County | | Township: | Upper Augusta | | Town/Village: | Snydertown | | Bridge Name: | Keefer Station | | Crosses: | Shamokin Creek | | Truss type: | Burr | | Spans: | 1 | | Length: | 95'-10" overall | | Roadway Width: | 14' | | Built: | 1888 | | Builder: | George W. Keefer | | When Lost: | standing | | Cause: | | | Latitude: | N40 52.244 | | Longitude: | W076 43.395 | | See a map of the area
Topographic map of the area | | Directions: | 0.4 miles east of jct PA890 on PA61, then 0.8 miles left on Black Mill Rd. (SR4009), then 1.7 miles straight ahead at Y before railroad crossing on Sawmill Rd. and 0.3 miles left on Mill Rd. 5 miles east of Sunbury. | | Comments: | County #83. Cost $882.00. 10-panel truss. It was rebuilt in 1986. |
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Keefer Station Bridge, Upper Augusta, Northumberland County, PA. Built 1888
Jenn Caswell Photo, May 4, 2015
Keefer Station Bridge, Upper Augusta, Northumberland County, PA. Built 1888
© Lisa Plamondon
Keefer Station Bridge, Upper Augusta, Northumberland County, PA. Built 1888
Bill Caswell Photo, May 4, 2015
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Sources:
Evans, Benjamin D. & June R.. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges, 2001, page 210
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, April 2006
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 123 |