Rishel Covered Bridge, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Photograph: Brian Gregory
Rishel Covered Bridge is a single-span Burr Truss bridge built in 1830 that crosses Chillisquaque Creek in East and West Chillisquaque Townships, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Constructed by John Shriner Jr. and Zacheus Braley, it is claimed to be among the oldest covered bridges in the United States and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.
- County
- Northumberland
- State
- Pennsylvania
- Crosses
- Chillisquaque Creek
- Built
- 1830
- Truss
- Burr arch
- Length
- 121'
- Spans
- 1
- World Guide Number
- 38-49-05
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