Richards Covered Bridge
Richards Covered Bridge, September 2012
Richards Covered Bridge is located in Pennsylvania
Richards Covered Bridge
Richards Covered Bridge is located in the United States
Richards Covered Bridge
LocationEast of Elysburg on Township 804, Cleveland Township and Ralpho Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°52′03″N 76°30′29″W / 40.86746°N 76.50807°W / 40.86746; -76.50807
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1852
Built byObediah S. Campbell
ArchitectWilliam Howe
Architectural styleMultiple Kingpost, Queenpost
MPSCovered Bridges of Northumberland County TR
NRHP reference No.79002308[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 8, 1979

The Richards Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Cleveland Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania and Ralpho Township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. It is a 64-foot-long (20 m), multiple King post and Queen Post Truss bridge, constructed in 1852. It crosses South Branch Roaring Creek and is 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]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "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 January 19, 2012. Note: This includes John W. Prosser (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Richards Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved January 19, 2012.

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