Lawrence L. Knoebel Covered Bridge | |
 The bridge decorated for Halloween in 2012 | |
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| Location | Knoebel's Grove, Ralpho Township, Cleveland Township and Ralpho Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°52′38″N 76°30′21″W / 40.87722°N 76.50583°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1875 |
| Architectural style | Modified Queenpost truss |
| MPS | Covered Bridges of Northumberland County TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002309[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 8, 1979 |
The Lawrence L. Knoebel Covered Bridge is an historic, American, wooden, covered bridge that is located at Knoebels Amusement Resort, and connects Cleveland Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania and Ralpho Township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
History and architectural features
This historic structure is a 40-foot-long (12 m), modified, Queen Post Truss bridge with a wood shingled roof. Erected in 1875, it was moved to its present located between 1935 and 1937, and crosses South Branch Roaring Creek. It is one of twenty-eight historic covered bridges that are located in Columbia and Montour Counties.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
References
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- 1 2 3 "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 Bill Pennesi and Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Lawrence L. Knoebel Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-19.
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