The Riegel Covered Bridge No. 6 (also known as the Reuben Reigel's Covered Bridge) was an historic wooden covered bridge that was located in Franklin Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
Riegel Covered Bridge No. 6 | |
 Aerial view of the bridge over Roaring Creek in October 1938 | |
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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°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1870 |
| Built by | Jacob Kostenbauder |
| Architectural style | Burr Truss Arch |
| MPS | Covered Bridges of Columbia and Montour Counties TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 79003196[1] |
| Added to NRHP | November 29, 1979 |
History and architectural features
editThis historic structure was a 107.25-foot-long (32.69 m), Burr Truss arch bridge with a tarred metal roof, constructed in 1870. It crossed Roaring Creek.
It was one of twenty-eight historic covered bridges that were located in Columbia and Montour counties identified during 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
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "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.