Himmel's Church Covered Bridge

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Himmel's Church Covered Bridge
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Himmel's Church Covered Bridge
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LocationNortheast of Rebuck on Township 442, Washington Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°43′22″N76°43′11″W / 40.72278°N 76.71972°W / 40.72278; -76.71972
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1874
ArchitectPeter Keefer
Architectural styleMultiple kingpost
MPS Covered Bridges of Northumberland County TR
NRHP reference No. 79002312 [1]
Added to NRHPAugust 8, 1979

The Himmel's Church Covered Bridge crosses over Schwaben Creek on Middle Creek Road, east of Rebuck, Pennsylvania, in Washington Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.

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It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 8, 1979. [1]

History

Built in 1874, this covered bridge was rehabilitated in 1973. It is a King post, truss-style, wooden, covered bridge that is forty-four feet long. [2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 8, 1979, [1] and currently remains in use to automobile traffic.

The Bridge is located near the site of the Schwaben Creek werewolf, according to local folklore. [3]

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References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-05-29.Note: This includes John W. Prosser (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Himmel's Church Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-29.
  3. Housman, Clemence (March 2014). The were-wolf: Primary Source Edition. BiblioLife. ISBN   978-1295820108.