WayfarrowShoemaker Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Columbia County, Pennsylvania
Shoemaker Covered Bridge 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 1881, in the late 19th century, making it the 78th oldest of the 134 in Pennsylvania with a recorded construction date; it crosses West Branch Run.
Status check, 2026-11: Queen post bridge over West Branch Run built by T.S. Christian, now closed to cars; sources give different lengths (49 ft per NRHP/Wikipedia, 54 ft per the county site, 52–56 ft overall per lostbridges). Shoemaker Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 41.1514° N, 76.5364° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1881 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | West Branch Run |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 41.15139, -76.53639 |
Nearby places
- Sam Eckman Covered Bridge No. 92covered bridge · Columbia County · 3 mi
- Jud Christie Covered Bridge No. 95covered bridge · Columbia County · 4.5 mi
- Creasyville Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Columbia County · 5.7 mi
- Kramer Covered Bridge No. 113covered bridge · Columbia County · 5.8 mi
- Lairdsville Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lycoming County · 6.5 mi
- Welle Hess Covered Bridge No. S1covered bridge · Columbia County · 6.8 mi
- Patterson Covered Bridge No. 112covered bridge · Columbia County · 6.8 mi
- Wanich Covered Bridge No. 69covered bridge · Columbia County · 8.2 mi
- Stillwater Covered Bridge No. 134covered bridge · Columbia County · 9.1 mi
- Twin Bridges-West Paden Covered Bridge No. 121covered bridge · Columbia County · 9.8 mi
- Twin Bridges-East Paden Covered Bridge No. 120covered bridge · Columbia County · 9.8 mi
- Josiah Hess Covered Bridge No. 122covered bridge · Columbia County · 10.6 mi
Questions
Where is Shoemaker Covered Bridge?
Shoemaker Covered Bridge is in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, at 41.1514, -76.5364.
How many covered bridges are in Columbia County?
Columbia County, Pennsylvania has 24 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
- Wikidata — Wikidata item (CC0)
- National Register of Historic Places — National Register of Historic Places record (public-domain)
- Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
- Wayfarrow status check (web sources) — Checked for current status (facts)
- Wayfarrow status check (web sources) — Checked for current status (facts)
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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.