Hollingshead Covered Bridge No. 40

The Hollingshead Covered Bridge No. 40 is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Catawissa Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. It 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 28 historic covered bridges in Columbia and Montour Counties.[2]

Hollingshead Covered Bridge No. 40
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
The bridge in September 2012
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Location	Pennsylvania Route 405, east of Catawissa, Catawissa Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°57′6″N 76°26′52″W
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	1850
Built by	Peter Ent
Architectural style	Burr Truss Arch
MPS	Covered Bridges of Columbia and Montour Counties TR
NRHP reference No.	79003187[1]
Added to NRHP	November 29, 1979

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

References

1. "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.