About
Jud Christian Covered Bridge No. 95, also recorded as the Jud Christie Covered Bridge, crosses Little Fishing Creek on the line between Jackson and Pine townships in Columbia County, northeast of Millville. It is a queenpost truss bridge. Sources disagree on its length: coveredbridges.net lists a total length of 56.1 ft with a 48.9 ft largest span, while Wikipedia gives 63 ft. No dated source found confirms whether it currently carries vehicles.
History
William L. Manning built the bridge in 1876 for $239 (Wikipedia gives the builder's name as William L. Lanning). It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on November 29, 1979, and was rehabilitated in 1996. When the uncoveringpa author visited, the bridge was undergoing major repair work.
Design
A queenpost truss uses two vertical posts tied together by a horizontal beam at the top, with diagonal braces, and suits short spans like this one. The deck is 12.5 ft wide with 9.6 ft of vertical clearance.
Visiting
Uncoveringpa places the bridge just off Sereno Hollow Road and warns that the approach from Austin Trail is narrow and rutted.
Sources: Jud Christie Covered Bridge No. 95 (Wikipedia), Jud Christian Covered Bridge (coveredbridges.net), Covered Bridges of Columbia County (Uncovering PA)
Photo: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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