Columbia County, Pennsylvania Columbia County, Pennsylvania
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38-19-11
type: Queen Truss
length: 79 feet
built: 1884

38-19-12
Burr Arch
length: 103 feet
built: 1884

The Twin Bridges
East Paden Bridge
West Paden Bridge

 

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David E. Schuppert

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East and West Paden

The Twin Bridges - East Paden and West Paden are located on Huntington Creek in Fishing Creek Township, east of Forks, off 1020, east of Pennsylvania Route 487.

The Twin Bridges, constructed in 1884 by W. C. Pennington for $720, are named after John Paden, who operated a nearby sawmill. Twin Bridges County Park was created in 1963 when a new road, 1020, bypassed the structures.

 


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