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Columbia
County, Pennsylvania
(WGN
38-19-33) (WGCB PA-19-33): (1847;
rehabilitated 2000) A four-span multiple Kingpost with Burr arch truss 185' 4" over Fishing
Creek. Located: In the Village of Rupert, Pennsylvania between
the town of Bloomsburg, Pennsylvania and Montour Townships, Pennsylvania.
Directions: Traveling south on SR 42, just south of the jct. with
US 11. The bridge can be seen to the east in the Village of Rupert,
Pennsylvania. Built at a cost of $1,637.00 and named after the nearby
village which was settled by Leonard Rupert in 1788. Rupert established
a ferry across the river and his home became a popular stop off place for
travelers. The Burr arches, which sandwich a multiple Kingpost truss,
are reinforced with steel U-channels. The arches rest on very high
stone and mortar abutments, and there are stone and mortar wing walls and
parapets. The bridge is covered with horizontal siding on the portals;
with the vertical board siding on the sides. It is covered with a
sheet metal roof and the deck is constructed of runners laid over crosswise
planking. The bridge was closed sometime prior to 1996. In
the Fall of 1999, work was begun to rehabilitate the structure. This
included steel I-beams, two concrete piers, new deck, flooring, siding,
running boards, and new truss timber work where needed. In April
2000, the two new piers were completed. According to a plaque, on
the bridge, work was completed and the bridge reopened to traffic later
in 2000. Also known as the County No. 56
Covered Bridge. It was listed on the National Register
of Historic Places on November 29, 1979. (Apr 2006) |
