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Hollingshead Covered Bridge No. 40

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Coordinates: 40°57′6″N 76°26′52″W / 40.95167°N 76.44778°W / 40.95167; -76.44778
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Hollingshead Covered Bridge No. 40
The bridge in September 2012
Hollingshead Covered Bridge No. 40 is located in Pennsylvania
Hollingshead Covered Bridge No. 40
Hollingshead Covered Bridge No. 40 is located in the United States
Hollingshead Covered Bridge No. 40
LocationPennsylvania Route 405, east of Catawissa, Catawissa Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°57′6″N 76°26′52″W / 40.95167°N 76.44778°W / 40.95167; -76.44778
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1850
Built byPeter Ent
Architectural styleBurr Truss Arch
MPSCovered Bridges of Columbia and Montour Counties TR
NRHP reference No.79003187[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 29, 1979

The Hollingshead Covered Bridge No. 40 is an historic wooden covered bridge which is located in Catawissa Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

History and architectural features

The Hollingshead Covered Bridge No. 40 is a 116.9-foot-long (35.6 m), Burr Truss bridge with a tarred metal roof, constructed in 1850. It crosses the Catawissa Creek. It is one of twenty-eight historic covered bridges in Columbia and Montour Counties.[2]

This covered bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "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: Hollingshead Covered Bridge No. 40" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-19.
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