Richards Covered Bridge
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]
Richards Covered Bridge | |
 Richards Covered Bridge, September 2012 | |
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| Location | East of Elysburg on Township 804, Cleveland Township and Ralpho Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40.86746°N 76.50807°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1852 |
| Built by | Campbell, Obediah S. |
| Architect | Howe, William |
| Architectural style | Other, Multiple Kingpost, Queenpost |
| MPS | Covered Bridges of Northumberland County TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002308[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 8, 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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes John W. Prosser (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Richards Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-19.
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