West Paden Bridge
38-19-12 |
| Forks, PA - Columbia County |
Photo of West Paden Bridge
Photo of West Paden Bridge Portal
| Region: |
Central |
| County: |
Columbia |
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| Town: |
Fishing Creek |
| Locality: |
Forks |
Position - Lat:
Lon: |
N 41 06.324
W 76 21.583 |
| Bridge Carries: |
Fishing Creek Road |
| Bridge Crosses: |
Hungington Creek |
| Bridge Traffic: |
Pedestrian |
| Truss Type: |
Queenpost |
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| Year Built: |
1850 |
| Builder: |
W.C. Pennington |
| Structure Characteristics: |
Length: 79 Ft.
Width: 15 Ft. 0 In. |
| Posted Load: |
Unknown |
| Posted Vertical Clearance: |
Unknown |
| World Guide No.: |
38-19-10 |
| National Register of Historic Places Date: |
Unknown |
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| Description |
| The West Paden Bridge is a single Burr Arch with a total length of 103 feet. This covered bridge is closed to traffic, it is a foot trail leading to a park. The West Paden bridge crosses Huntington Creek and is a twin to the East Paden bridge. This historic bridge is an was built in 1850, and is located in Forks.
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| Photography |
| Difficult to photograph from sides in summer with dense forest. Portals easy, no traffic. |
| Parking |
| In large parking lot off main highway. |
Truss / Arch
Location Map
| Location |
Four miles northeast of PA93 at Orangeville on PA487 then right on SR1029 and right to the bridges.
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