Twin Bridges-West Paden Covered Bridge No. 121
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Twin Bridges-West Paden Covered Bridge No. 121
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The original West Paden Covered Bridge in 1982
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| Location | Pennsylvania Route 371, south of Catawissa, Fishing Creek Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 41°6′25″N 76°21′25″W / 41.10694°N 76.35694°WCoordinates: 41°6′25″N 76°21′25″W / 41.10694°N 76.35694°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1850 |
| Built by | Peter Ent |
| Architectural style | Burr Truss-Arch |
| MPS | Covered Bridges of Columbia and Montour Counties TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 79003179 |
| Added to NRHP | November 29, 1979 |
The Twin Bridges-West Paden Covered Bridge No. 121 is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Fishing Creek Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. It is a 112-foot-long (34 m), Burr Truss bridge constructed in 1850. It crosses the Huntington Creek. It is one of 28 historic covered bridges in Columbia and Montour Counties. It is a twin of the Twin Bridges-East Paden Covered Bridge No. 120.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The bridge was destroyed in a flood on June 28, 2006, and an identical replacement was built and dedicated on October 15, 2008.
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