Rohrbach Covered Bridge No. 24 | |
Location | Pennsylvania Route 369, southwest of Catawissa, Franklin Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°54′0″N76°30′43″W / 40.90000°N 76.51194°W |
Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
Built | 1846 |
Built by | Joseph Fulton |
Architectural style | Queen Post Truss |
MPS | Covered Bridges of Columbia and Montour Counties TR |
NRHP reference No. | 79003197 [1] |
Added to NRHP | November 29, 1979 |
The Rohrbach Covered Bridge No. 24 was an historic, American, wooden covered bridge that was located in Franklin Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania.
The bridge was disassembled in October 1986 and the pieces are in storage at Knoebels Amusement Resort. [2]
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