The 1881 Shoemaker Covered Bridge in Columbia County, Pennsylvania.  Shoemaker Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located in Pine Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. It is a 49-foot-long, Queen Post Truss bridge constructed in 1881. It crosses West Branch Run and is one of 28 historic covered bridges in Columbia and Montour Counties.

Built in 1881 by T.S. Christian and costing $322.00, the bridge was named after Joseph Shoemaker, a nearby farmer and lumberman.

Extensive restoration projects in 1991-94 strengthened the bridge with steel members, replaced various truss members and tension tie rods, and installed new floorboards and stringers costing 450,000 dollars.

Length of largest span: 39 feet
Total length: 50.9 feet
Deck width: 12.1 feet

Shoemaker Bridge was posted to the National Register of Historic Places on November 29, 1979

Located at:  N41 09.085    W76 32.169     -    WGCB #38-19-06

Photographed in September 2021

Photos by Millard Farmer