Rishel Covered Bridge

United States historic place

Rishel Covered Bridge

U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Rishel Covered Bridge, October 2011

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Location| East of Montandon on Township 573, East Chillisquaque Township and West Chillisquaque Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates| 40°57′37″N 76°48′58″W﻿ / ﻿40.96028°N 76.81611°W﻿ / 40.96028; -76.81611
Area| 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built| 1830
Built by| John Shriner Jr., Zacheus Braley
Architectural style| Burr arch
MPS| Covered Bridges of Northumberland County TR
NRHP reference No.| 79002310[1]
Added to NRHP| August 8, 1979

Rishel Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located at East Chillisquaque Township and West Chillisquaque Township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. It is a single span, 110.16-foot-long (33.58 m), Burr Truss bridge, constructed in 1830. It crosses the Chillisquaque Creek. It may be the oldest covered wooden bridge in the United States.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

## References[edit]

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 May 29, 2012. Note: This includes John W. Prosser (November 1978). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Rishel Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved May 29, 2012.

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