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Forksville, Sullivan County

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Inventory Number: PA/38-57-01
County: Sullivan County
Township: Forks
Town/Village: Forksville
Bridge Name: Forksville
Crosses: Loyalsock Creek
Truss type: Burr
Spans: 1
Length: 163'
Roadway Width: 15'
Built: 1850
Builder: Sadler Rogers
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N41 29.305
Longitude: W076 35.998
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Directions: 0.2 miles south of jct PA87 on PA154, then just right on Bridge St. (SR4012). South edge of Forksville.
Comments: 16-panel truss.

Forksville Bridge, Forks, Sullivan County, PA. Built 1850
Todd Clark Collection

Forksville Bridge, Forks, Sullivan County, PA. Built 1850
Bucknell University: Nelson F. Davis Covered Bridges Photograph Collection, June 19, 1936

Forksville Bridge, Forks, Sullivan County, PA. Built 1850
Richard Donovan / Trish Kane Collection

Forksville Bridge, Forks, Sullivan County, PA. Built 1850
Bill Caswell Photo, May 5, 2015

Sources:
Evans, Benjamin D. & June R.. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges, 2001, page 257
Travis, Dale. Pennsylvania Covered Bridges List, updated to 26 Aug 2004, http://www.dalejtravis.com/cblist/cbpa.htm (23 Sep 2004)
Moll, Fred J.. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges - Our Heritage, 2004, pages 9, 128-129
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 130

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