Richards Covered Bridge


Richards Covered Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Richards Covered Bridge, September 2012
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Location	East of Elysburg on Township 804, Cleveland Township and Ralpho Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°50′51″N 76°30′29″W / 40.84750°N 76.50806°W / 40.84750; -76.50806Coordinates: 40°50′51″N 76°30′29″W / 40.84750°N 76.50806°W / 40.84750; -76.50806
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 #	79002308^[1]
Added to NRHP	August 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 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "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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