National Register of Historic Places

Wagner Covered Bridge No. 19

Newlin, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
Listed
November 29, 1979
Type
Structure
Period
Industrial
Ref No.
79003178

About this property

The Wagner Covered Bridge No. 19 is an historic wooden covered bridge that was originally built in Locust Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. 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. 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. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. 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. The coordinates above refer to the bridge's original location, its new location is 40°59.93′N 76°28.96′W.

Location

Newlin, Columbia County, Pennsylvania
40.89240, -76.37405

Categories

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Sources

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When was Wagner Covered Bridge No. 19 listed on the National Register?

Wagner Covered Bridge No. 19 was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 29, 1979.

What type of historic resource is Wagner Covered Bridge No. 19?

Wagner Covered Bridge No. 19 is classified as a structure in the National Register of Historic Places.

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The period of significance for Wagner Covered Bridge No. 19 is recorded as the industrial era.

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