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Esther Furnace - 1881

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    The 1881 Esther Furnace Covered Bridge No. 11 is a historic wooden covered bridge located in Cleveland Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. It is a 100.9-foot-long, Queen Post Truss bridge with a tarred metal roof, constructed in 1881. It crosses the North Branch of Roaring Creek. It is one of 28 historic covered bridges in Columbia and Montour Counties.

     

    This two-span bridge was built in 1881 by C. W. Eves, at a cost of $1,044.75. It is named after the Esther iron smelting furnace built in 1817.

     

    Length of largest span: 45.9 ft.
    Total length: 95.1 ft.
    Deck width: 13.1 ft.
    Vertical clearance above deck: 9 ft.

     

    Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on November 29, 1979.

     

    Located at:  N40 54 24    W76 27 35     -     WGCB #38-19-20

    Photographed in September 2021

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