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Columbia
County, Pennsylvania
(WGN
38-19-26) (WGCB PA-19-26): (1845)
A single-span Burr arch truss 82' over Green Creek. Located:
On Hartman Hollow Road, between Orangeville and Rohrsburg, Orange Township,
Pennsylvania. Directions: Approximately 1 mile north of Orangeville,
Pennsylvania at the jct. of SR 487 and Rohrsburg Road (SR 4041), go north
on Rohrsburg Road (SR 4041) for 1.7 miles to Hartman Hollow Road.
The bridge is just to the left on Hartman Hollow Road. Built by Frank
Deer at a cost of $804.00, it was named after Patterson’s sawmill, which
was located nearby. The bridge is covered with board and batten siding
and has a short metal roof. It has small windows at the east end
near the jct. with Rohrsburg Road (SR 4041) and on the west end where the
road curves. The structure rests on stone and mortar abutments, which
are reinforced with concrete. It has short wing walls which are slightly
raised above road level, and the deck is covered with runners laid over
crosswise planking. Also known as the Paterson Covered Bridge
and
the County No. 112 Covered Bridge. It was listed on the National
Register of Historic Places on November 29, 1979. (Apr 2006) |
