38-49 NORTHUMBERLAND
county/comté/grafschaft
一廊桥
8 covered bridges/ponts couverts/bedeckte holzbrücken
Milton
The Sam Wagner or Gottlieb Brown Bridge
38-47-01 / 38-49-01
East-south-east of Milton on SR 3013/1020 between Liberty and Chillisquaque Twps.
Over Chillisquaque Creek.
The Sam Wagner or Gottlieb Brown Bridge.
3.1 miles ESE of jct PA 147 on PA 642, then left 0.7 mile on SR 1029 then just right.
1 span 95' or 28.9m
Built in 1881.
Burr Arch.
Sunbury
The Keefer Station Bridge
38-49-02
East of Sunbury on Upper August Road TR 698.
Over Shamokin Creek.
The Keefer Station Bridge.
East of Sunbury about 0.5 mile east of jct PA 890 on PA 61, left on SR 4011 and then left again 1.8 miles on TR 509 and another left about 0.5 mile to the bridge.
1 span 97' or 29.5m
Built in 1888.
Burr Arch.
Chillisquaque
The Rishel Bridge
38-49-05
North-east of Chillisquaque at Montandon on East-West Chillisquaque Road TR 573.
Over Shermans Creek.
The Rishel Bridge.
1 mile east of jct PA 147 on PA 45 towards Montandon, then 0.4 mile right on TR 576 and 0.6 mile left on TR 573 to the bridge.
1 span 121' or 36.8m
Built in 1830.
Burr Arch.
Herndon
The Rebuck or Himmel Church Bridge
38-49-06 #2
East of Rebuck, NE of Herndon on Washington Road TR 442.
Over Schawen Creek.
The Rebuck or Himmel Church Bridge.
3.5 miles NE jct PA 147 on PA 225, then 2.8 miles east on SR 3010 and a left 0.3 mile to the bridge.
1 span 43' or 13.1m
Originally built in 1874, reconstructed in 1983.
Multiple King Post Truss.
Elysburg
The Richards Bridge
38-49-07 / 38-19-41
East of Elysburg on Cleveland TR335/ Rapho TR 804.
Over the South Branch of Roaring Creek.
The Richards Bridge.
About 2 miles NE of jct of PA 54 on PA 487, then right 0.7 mile to the bridge.
1 span 69' or 21m
Built askew in 1875.
Queen & Multiple King truss.
The Lawrence L. Knoebel Bridge
38-49-13 / 38-19-39
East-north-east of Elysburg at the Knoebels Grove Campground, moved there in 1935.
Over the South Branch of Roaring Creek.
The Lawrence L. Knoebel Bridge, private.
3 miles ENE of jct of PA 54 on PA 487 on the east side of the road at county line.
1 span 41' 12.4m
Built in 1875, moved in 1935.
Queen truss.
Northumberland
The Mertz Bridge
38-49-08
North-west of Northumberland on Mirkpoint Road in Point Twp.
Over a small brook.
The Mertz Bridge, private.
2.5 miles NW of jct US 11 on PA 147 towards Kapp, then 0.5 mile right on SR 1024 and 0.3 mile left and just right on Mirkwood Road to the bridge.
2 spans 47' or 14.3m
Built in 1976.
Multiple King Post truss.
Bear Gap
The Krickbaum Bridge
38-49-12 / 38-19-32
South-east of Elysburg, north of Bear Gap at eastern edge of Northumberland County on Cleveland TR 354/ Rapho TR 459 roads.
Over the South Branch of Roaring Creek.
The Krickbaum Bridge.
2.1 miles SE of jct of PA 487 on PA 54 in Northumberland County, then left about half a mile of the Columbia County line and the bridge.
1 span 68' or 20.7m
Built in 1876.
Queen truss.