Rohrbach Covered Bridge No. 24

Rohrbach Covered Bridge No. 24
Location Pennsylvania Route 369, southwest of Catawissa, Franklin Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°54′0″N 76°30′43″W / 40.90000°N 76.51194°W / 40.90000; -76.51194Coordinates: 40°54′0″N 76°30′43″W / 40.90000°N 76.51194°W / 40.90000; -76.51194
Area 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built 1846
Built by Fulton, Joseph
Architectural style Other, Queen Post Truss
MPS Covered Bridges of Columbia and Montour Counties TR
NRHP Reference # 79003197[1]
Added to NRHP November 29, 1979

The Rohrbach Covered Bridge No. 24 was a historic wooden covered bridge located in Franklin Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. It was a 64.3-foot-long (19.6 m), Queen Post Truss bridge constructed in 1846. It crossed the South Branch of Roaring Creek. It was one of 28 historic covered bridges in Columbia and Montour Counties.[2]

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.[3]

References

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  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "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.
  3. ↑ "Rohrbach , Columbia County". Covered Spans of Yesteryear - www.lostbridges.org. Retrieved December 11, 2012.


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