Rice Covered Bridge

Rice Covered Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Rice Covered Bridge, October 2010
Location	South of Landisburg on Legislative Route 50023, Tyrone Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°20′9″N 77°18′34″W / 40.33583°N 77.30944°W / 40.33583; -77.30944Coordinates: 40°20′9″N 77°18′34″W / 40.33583°N 77.30944°W / 40.33583; -77.30944
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	1869
Architectural style	Burr, Queen Post
Governing body	Local
MPS	Covered Bridges of Adams, Cumberland, and Perry Counties TR
NRHP Reference #	80003596[1]
Added to NRHP	August 25, 1980

The Rice Covered Bridge, also known as the Landisburg Covered Bridge, is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Tyrone Township near Landisburg in Perry County, Pennsylvania. It is a 123-foot-long (37 m) combination Burr truss and queen post bridge, constructed in 1869. It crosses Sherman Creek. Its WGCB reference is 38-50-10.^[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.^[1]

Interior, showing the rare combination of queen post and Burr arch trusses.

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