Wagner Covered Bridge No. 19

The Wagner Covered Bridge No. 19 is an historic, American wooden covered bridge that was originally built in Locust Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania.

Wagner Covered Bridge No. 19
The bridge relocated to the entrance of the Foxtail housing development in Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania in September 2012.
Wagner Covered Bridge No. 19 is located in Pennsylvania
Wagner Covered Bridge No. 19
Wagner Covered Bridge No. 19 is located in the United States
Wagner Covered Bridge No. 19
LocationPennsylvania Route 468, Locust Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°53′32″N 76°22′28″W
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1856
Built byDan Kostenbauder
Architectural styleQueen Post Truss
MPSCovered Bridges of Columbia and Montour Counties TR
NRHP reference No.79003178[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 29, 1979

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] The bridge was dismantled on March 23, 1981, and the pieces stored at Knoebels Amusement Resort until it was rebuilt at the entrance to a housing development in Hemlock Township in 1994.[2][3]

History and architectural features

When built in 1856, this historic structure was a 56.5-foot-long (17.2 m), Queen Post Truss bridge with a tarred metal roof. It originally crossed the North Branch of Roaring Creek and was one of twenty-eight historic covered bridges that were located in Columbia and Montour Counties.[4]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] The bridge was dismantled on March 23, 1981, and the pieces stored at Knoebels Amusement Resort until it was rebuilt at the entrance to a housing development in Hemlock Township in 1994.[5][6] The coordinates above refer to the bridge's original location, its new location is 40°59.93′N 76°28.96′W.

References
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  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "Wagner (relocated), Columbia County". Covered Spans of Yesteryear - www.lostbridges.org. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
  3. "Covered bridges of Columbia and Montour Counties, Pennsylvania" (PDF). Columbia-Montour Visitors Bureau. March 2019. p. 1.
  4. "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 (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Wagner Covered Bridge No. 19" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-19.
  5. "Wagner (relocated), Columbia County". Covered Spans of Yesteryear - www.lostbridges.org. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
  6. "Covered bridges of Columbia and Montour Counties, Pennsylvania" (PDF). Columbia-Montour Visitors Bureau. March 2019. p. 1.
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