Y Covered Bridge No. 156
Y Covered Bridge No. 156 is located in Pennsylvania
Y Covered Bridge No. 156
Y Covered Bridge No. 156 is located in the United States
Y Covered Bridge No. 156
LocationPennsylvania Route 757, southeast of Central, Sugarloaf Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates41°17′23″N 76°21′52″W / 41.28972°N 76.36444°W / 41.28972; -76.36444
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1887
Built byJ.M. Larish
Architectural styleQueen Post
MPSCovered Bridges of Columbia and Montour Counties TR
NRHP reference No.79003176[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 29, 1979

The Y Covered Bridge No. 156 was a historic wooden covered bridge that was located in Sugarloaf Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania.

Listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979,[1] it was destroyed in a suspicious fire on August 15, 1983.[2]

History and architectural features

This historic structure was a 76-foot-long (23 m), Queen post truss bridge that was built in 1887. It crossed East Branch Fishing Creek and was one of twenty-eight historic covered bridges in Columbia and Montour Counties when it was destroyed by fire in 1983.[3]

This bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] Four years later, on August 15, 1983, it was destroyed during a suspicious fire.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "Y, Columbia County". Covered Spans of Yesteryear - www.lostbridges.org. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
  3. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Bill Pennesi and Susan M. Zacher. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Y Covered Bridge No. 156" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-21.
  4. ^ "Y, Columbia County". Covered Spans of Yesteryear - www.lostbridges.org. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
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