About
Davis Covered Bridge crosses the North Branch of Roaring Creek south of Catawissa, near Queen City and just west of Route 42, in Cleveland Township, Columbia County. It is an 87-foot Burr arch truss bridge. Most sources date it to 1850; Wikipedia's county list gives 1875.
History
Daniel Kostenbauder built the bridge for $1,248. A local farmer named Davis repaired it in the late 1800s, and the bridge took his name. It was rehabilitated in 1997. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 29, 1979, as one of the covered bridges of Columbia and Montour counties. Wikipedia's list of Columbia County covered bridges says it was closed after Tropical Storm Lee in 2011; no later source reviewed confirms whether it has reopened.
Design
A Burr truss pairs a multiple kingpost truss with a long timber arch on each side. Coveredbridges.net lists a largest span of 70.9 feet, a deck width of 12.8 feet and a tarred metal roof.
Visiting
Uncoveringpa notes room to pull off along Shakespeare Road, north of the bridge. Its current traffic status is not confirmed.
Sources: List of covered bridges in Columbia County (Wikipedia), Davis (coveredbridges.net), Covered Bridges of Columbia County (Uncovering PA)
Photo: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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