Rishel Covered Bridge
Rishel Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located at East Chillisquaque Township and West Chillisquaque Township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. It is a single span, 110.16-foot-long (33.58 m), Burr Truss bridge, constructed in 1830. It crosses the Chillisquaque Creek. It may be the oldest covered wooden bridge in the United States.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved May 29, 2012. Note: This includes John W. Prosser (November 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Rishel Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved May 29, 2012.
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