The Rohrbach Covered Bridge No. 24 was an historic, American, wooden covered bridge that was located in Franklin Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
Rohrbach Covered Bridge No. 24 | |
Location | Pennsylvania Route 369, southwest of Catawissa, Franklin Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°54′0″N 76°30′43″W / 40.90000°N 76.51194°W |
Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
Built | 1846 |
Built by | Joseph Fulton |
Architectural style | Queen Post Truss |
MPS | Covered Bridges of Columbia and Montour Counties TR |
NRHP reference No. | 79003197[1] |
Added to NRHP | November 29, 1979 |
The bridge was disassembled in October 1986 and the pieces are in storage at Knoebels Amusement Resort.[2]
History and architectural features edit
This historic structure was a 64.3-foot-long (19.6 m), Queen Post Truss bridge that was constructed in 1846. It crossed the South Branch of Roaring Creek, and was one of twenty-eight historic covered bridges that were located in Columbia and Montour counties.[3]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] The bridge was disassembled in October 1986 and the pieces are in storage at Knoebels Amusement Resort.[4]
References edit
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- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "Rohrbach, Columbia County". Covered Spans of Yesteryear - www.lostbridges.org. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Bill Pennesi and Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Rohrbach Covered Bridge No. 24" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-19.
- ^ "Rohrbach, Columbia County". Covered Spans of Yesteryear - www.lostbridges.org. Retrieved December 11, 2012.