Knapp's Covered Bridge

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Knapp's Covered Bridge
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Nearest city Burlington, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 41°47′9″N76°33′13″W / 41.78583°N 76.55361°W / 41.78583; -76.55361
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1853
Architectural styleBurr truss
MPS Covered Bridges of Bradford, Sullivan and Lycoming Counties TR
NRHP reference No. 80003428 [1]
Added to NRHPJuly 24, 1980

Knapp's Covered Bridge is a Burr arch truss covered bridge that was erected over Brown's Creek in Burlington Township, Bradford County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania.

History and architectural features

It was built in 1853 and is 95 feet (29.0 m) long. The bridge was placed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, and had a major restoration starting in 2000. Named for a local family, it is also known as the Luther's Mills Covered Bridge (for the nearby village of Luther's Mills) and as the Brown's Creek Covered Bridge. [2] [3]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. Zacher, Susan M. and Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission (March 1980). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS Knapp's Covered Bridge. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 9, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
  3. Evans, Benjamin D.; Evans, June R. (2001). Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges: A Complete Guide (2nd ed.). Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania: University of Pittsburgh Press. pp. 49, 50. ISBN   0-8229-5764-7.