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Columbia
and Northumberland Counties, Pennsylvania
(WGN
38-19-39/38-49-13) (WGCB PA-19-39/PA-49-13): (1875)
(Private) A single-span Queenpost truss 38' 6" over South Branch
of Roaring Creek. Located: At the entrance to Knoebels Grove
Campground, adjacent to Knoebels Grove Amusement Park, between Cleveland
Township, Columbia County, Pennsylvania and Ralpho Township, Northumberland
County, Pennsylvania. Directions: 3 miles east northeast of
jct. of SR 54 on SR 487 on the East side of the road at county line.
Alternate directions: Go through the Knoebels Lumber entrance off
SR 487, turn left and go about .7 mile to the bridge on the right.
The bridge, then named the John R. Cole Covered Bridge, was originally
located over West Creek, near Benton, Columbia County, Pennsylvania and
cost $348.00 to build. In 1936, it was sold to H. H. Knoebel and
his sons for $40.00 when road relocation bypassed it. It was dismantled
and moved fifty miles to the Grove, and reconstructed. The structure
rests on cement block abutments laid on concrete footers. It has
a shake roof, vertical board and batten siding, and a deck of lengthwise
planking. There is a covered sidewalk on the downstream side.
Also known as the
Lawrence L. Knoebel Memorial Covered Bridge.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 8,
1979. (Apr 2006) |
