| Inventory Number: | PA/38-19-10 | | County: | Columbia County | | Township: | Fishing Creek | | Town/Village: | | | Bridge Name: | Josiah Hess or Laubach | | Crosses: | Huntington Creek | | Truss type: | Burr | | Spans: | 1 | | Length: | 106' floor, 110' overall, 105'-2" span | | Roadway Width: | 15'-5" | | Built: | 1875 | | Builder: | Joseph Redline and W.J. Manning | | When Lost: | standing | | Cause: | | | Latitude: | N41 06.841 | | Longitude: | W076 20.361 | | See a map of the area
Topographic map of the area | | Directions: | 4.0 miles northeast of jct PA93 and Orangeville on PA487, then 1.6 miles right on Winding Rd. (SR1020) and 0.2 miles left on Covered Bridge Ln. 1.2 miles east of Forks. | | Comments: | County #122. Cost $1349.50. Closed. 10-panel truss. |
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Josiah Hess Bridge, Fishing Creek, Columbia County, PA. Built 1875
Fred Yenerall Photo (1954)
Josiah Hess Bridge, Fishing Creek, PA. Built 1875
© Lisa Plamondon
Josiah Hess or Laubach Bridge, Fishing Creek, Columbia County, PA. Built 1875
Jenn Caswell Photo, October 9, 2010
Josiah Hess or Laubach Bridge, Fishing Creek, Columbia County, PA. Built 1875
Bill Caswell Photo, October 9, 2010
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Sources:
Evans, Benjamin D. & June R.. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges, 2001, page 103
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 108 |