Rohrbach Covered Bridge No. 24

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]

Rohrbach Covered Bridge No. 24
LocationPennsylvania Route 369, southwest of Catawissa, Franklin Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°54′0″N 76°30′43″W
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1846
Built byJoseph Fulton
Architectural styleQueen Post Truss
MPSCovered Bridges of Columbia and Montour Counties TR
NRHP reference No.79003197[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 29, 1979

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
  1. "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" (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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