WayfarrowJohnson Covered Bridge No. 28
Covered bridge · Columbia County, Pennsylvania
Johnson Covered Bridge No. 28 is a covered bridge in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania has 231 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 24 of them in Columbia County.
It was built in 1882, in the late 19th century, making it the 86th oldest of the 134 in Pennsylvania with a recorded construction date; it crosses Mugser Run; it is about 61 feet long (57th longest of 83 measured in Pennsylvania).
Status check, 2026-11: Daniel Stine built this bridge over Mugser Run in Cleveland Township in 1882, and it was added to the NRHP in 1979. Sources disagree on the truss type (Warren or queenpost) and give the length as 60.8 or 61 ft. Johnson Covered Bridge No. 28 is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 40.8778° N, 76.4839° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1882 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Mugser Run |
| Length | 61 ft |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 40.87780, -76.48390 |
Nearby places
- Lawrence L. Knoebel Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Northumberland County · 1.1 mi
- Richards Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Northumberland County · 1.5 mi
- Rohrbach Covered Bridge No. 24covered bridge · Columbia County · 2.1 mi
- Parr's Mill Covered Bridge No. 10covered bridge · Columbia County · 2.1 mi
- Furnace Covered Bridge No. 11covered bridge · Columbia County · 2.3 mi
- Kreigbaum Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Northumberland County · 2.4 mi
- Riegel Covered Bridge No. 6covered bridge · Columbia County · 2.8 mi
- Davis Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Columbia County · 3.3 mi
- Snyder Covered Bridge No. 17covered bridge · Columbia County · 4.9 mi
- Hollingshead Covered Bridge No. 40covered bridge · Columbia County · 5.4 mi
- Wagner Covered Bridge No. 19covered bridge · Columbia County · 5.8 mi
- Rupert Covered Bridge No. 56covered bridge · Columbia County · 7.2 mi
Questions
Where is Johnson Covered Bridge No. 28?
Johnson Covered Bridge No. 28 is in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, at 40.8778, -76.4839.
How many covered bridges are in Columbia County?
Columbia County, Pennsylvania has 24 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.