Rishel Covered Bridge Explained

Rishel Covered Bridge
Coordinates:	40.9603°N -76.8161°W
Built:	1830
Builder:	John Shriner Jr., Zacheus Braley
Architecture:	Burr arch
Added:	August 8, 1979
Refnum:	79002310

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, 110.16adj=midNaNadj=mid, Burr Truss bridge, constructed in 1830. It crosses the Chillisquaque Creek. It may be the oldest covered wooden bridge in the United States.^[1]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Searchable database. May 29, 2012. July 21, 2007. https://web.archive.org/web/20070721014609/https://www.dot7.state.pa.us/ce/SelectWelcome.asp. dead. Note: This includes Web site: [{{NRHP-PA|H050830_01H.pdf}} National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Rishel Covered Bridge]. 2012-05-29. John W. Prosser. PDF. November 1978.