Riegel Covered Bridge No. 6
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Riegel Covered Bridge No. 6 | |
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| Location | Pennsylvania Route 312, southwest of Catawissa, Franklin Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°54′44″N 76°30′49″W / 40.91222°N 76.51361°WCoordinates: 40°54′44″N 76°30′49″W / 40.91222°N 76.51361°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1870 |
| Built by | Kostenbauder, Jacob |
| Architectural style | Other, Burr Truss Arch |
| Governing body | Local |
| MPS | Covered Bridges of Columbia and Montour Counties TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 79003196[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 29, 1979 |
The Riegel Covered Bridge No. 6 (also known as Reuben Reigel's Covered Bridge) was an historic wooden covered bridge located in Franklin Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. It was a 107.25-foot-long (32.69 m), Burr Truss arch bridge with a tarred metal roof, constructed in 1870. It crossed the Roaring Creek. It was one of 28 historic covered bridges in Columbia and Montour Counties identified in the late-1970s.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] The bridge was destroyed in an arson fire on May 30, 1979.[3]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
- ↑ "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: Riegel Covered Bridge No. 6" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-19.
- ↑ "Reuben Reigel's , Columbia County". Covered Spans of Yesteryear - www.lostbridges.org. Retrieved December 11, 2012.
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