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Welle Hess Covered Bridge No. S1 
Summary
The Welle Hess Covered Bridge No. S1, also known as the Laubach Covered Bridge, was a historic wooden covered bridge located at Sugarloaf Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. It was a 126-foot-long (38 m), Burr Truss arch bridge with a tin roof constructed in 1871. It crossed Fishing Creek and was one of 28 historic covered bridges in Columbia and Montour Counties.[2]
Welle Hess Covered Bridge No. S1 | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
 A smaller model of the bridge, built from its wreckage | |
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| Location | South of Grassmere Park, Sugarloaf Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 41°6′34″N 76°25′3″W / 41.10944°N 76.41750°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1871 |
| Built by | Clinton & Montgomery Cole |
| Architectural style | Burr Arch Truss |
| MPS | Covered Bridges of Columbia and Montour Counties TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 79003175[1] |
| Significant dates | |
| Added to NRHP | November 29, 1979 |
| Removed from NRHP | June 27, 1986 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1979,[1] but collapsed on July 19, 1981.[3][4] The salvaged wreckage of the bridge was purchased by Ed Campbell, who built a small scale "replica" of the bridge at his restaurant in Orange Township in 1983.[3][5] The bridge was removed from the NRHP in 1986.[1]
References edit
- ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Bill Pennesi and Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Welle Hess Covered Bridge No. S1" (PDF). Retrieved January 21, 2012.
- ^ a b "Welle Hess or Laubach, Columbia County". Covered Spans of Yesteryear - www.lostbridges.org. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
- ^ "110-year-old covered bridge falls". Press Enterprise. July 20, 1981. p. 1. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Kline, David R. "The Welle Hesse Covered Bridge". Benton News (Benton, Pennsylvania). Retrieved January 8, 2013.