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Welle Hess Covered Bridge No. S1

Covered bridge · Columbia County, Pennsylvania

Model of the Welle Hess Covered Bridge No. S1 built in 1983 with wood salvaged from the collapse of the original bridge in 1981. The model is in Orange Township
Model of the Welle Hess Covered Bridge No. S1 built in 1983 with wood salvaged from the collapse of the original bridge in 1981. The model is in Orange Township · Ruhrfisch / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Welle Hess Covered Bridge No. S1 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 Fishing Creek.

Its record gives 1981 as the year this covered bridge was demolished, destroyed or taken out of existence, so it may no longer stand; check its status before you travel. Welle Hess Covered Bridge No. S1 is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 41.1094° N, 76.4175° W.

Key facts

CrossesFishing Creek
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Record end date (demolished or lost)1981
Coordinates41.10944, -76.41750

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Questions

Where is Welle Hess Covered Bridge No. S1?

Welle Hess Covered Bridge No. S1 is in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, at 41.1094, -76.4175.

How many covered bridges are in Columbia County?

Columbia County, Pennsylvania has 24 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

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