WayfarrowJosiah Hess Covered Bridge No. 122
Covered bridge · Columbia County, Pennsylvania
Josiah Hess Covered Bridge No. 122 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 1875, in the late 19th century, making it the 56th oldest of the 134 in Pennsylvania with a recorded construction date; it crosses Huntington Creek.
Status check, 2026-11: The bridge was restored and rededicated in 2005, survived serious abutment damage in the June 2006 flood, and is now owned by the Columbia County Covered Bridge Association and closed to cars. Sources disagree on the length (105.1, 106 or 110 ft). Josiah Hess Covered Bridge No. 122 is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 41.1147° N, 76.3397° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1875 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Huntington Creek |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 41.11470, -76.33970 |
Nearby places
- Twin Bridges-West Paden Covered Bridge No. 121covered bridge · Columbia County · 1 mi
- Twin Bridges-East Paden Covered Bridge No. 120covered bridge · Columbia County · 1 mi
- Stillwater Covered Bridge No. 134covered bridge · Columbia County · 2.8 mi
- Welle Hess Covered Bridge No. S1covered bridge · Columbia County · 4.1 mi
- Patterson Covered Bridge No. 112covered bridge · Columbia County · 4.1 mi
- Fowlersville Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Columbia County · 4.2 mi
- Kramer Covered Bridge No. 113covered bridge · Columbia County · 4.8 mi
- Bittenbender Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Luzerne County · 7.5 mi
- Jud Christie Covered Bridge No. 95covered bridge · Columbia County · 8.9 mi
- Sam Eckman Covered Bridge No. 92covered bridge · Columbia County · 9 mi
- Wanich Covered Bridge No. 69covered bridge · Columbia County · 9.1 mi
- Creasyville Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Columbia County · 9.3 mi
Questions
Where is Josiah Hess Covered Bridge No. 122?
Josiah Hess Covered Bridge No. 122 is in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, at 41.1147, -76.3397.
How many covered bridges are in Columbia County?
Columbia County, Pennsylvania has 24 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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