WayfarrowSnyder Covered Bridge No. 17
Covered bridge · Columbia County, Pennsylvania
Snyder Covered Bridge No. 17 is a covered bridge in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania has 231 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 24 of them in Columbia County.
It crosses Roaring Creek.
Status check, 2026-11: Bridge over the North Branch of Roaring Creek in Locust Township; sources disagree on the year (1860 vs 1876?), length (60.2 vs 66 ft) and truss type (queen post vs Burr arch); newest photo found is from 2012. Snyder Covered Bridge No. 17 is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 40.9014° N, 76.3947° W.
Key facts
| Crosses | Roaring Creek |
|---|---|
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 40.90139, -76.39472 |
Nearby places
- Wagner Covered Bridge No. 19covered bridge · Columbia County · 1.2 mi
- Davis Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Columbia County · 2.5 mi
- Furnace Covered Bridge No. 11covered bridge · Columbia County · 3.4 mi
- Parr's Mill Covered Bridge No. 10covered bridge · Columbia County · 4.1 mi
- Hollingshead Covered Bridge No. 40covered bridge · Columbia County · 4.5 mi
- Johnson Covered Bridge No. 28covered bridge · Columbia County · 4.9 mi
- Lawrence L. Knoebel Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Northumberland County · 6 mi
- Rohrbach Covered Bridge No. 24covered bridge · Columbia County · 6.1 mi
- Riegel Covered Bridge No. 6covered bridge · Columbia County · 6.3 mi
- Richards Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Northumberland County · 6.4 mi
- Rupert Covered Bridge No. 56covered bridge · Columbia County · 6.9 mi
- Kreigbaum Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Northumberland County · 7 mi
Questions
Where is Snyder Covered Bridge No. 17?
Snyder Covered Bridge No. 17 is in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, at 40.9014, -76.3947.
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.