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Gottlieb Brown Covered Bridge

Coordinates: 41°0′6″N 76°46′26″W / 41.00167°N 76.77389°W / 41.00167; -76.77389
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Gottlieb Brown Covered Bridge
Gottlieb Brown Covered Bridge, October 2011
Gottlieb Brown Covered Bridge is located in Pennsylvania
Gottlieb Brown Covered Bridge
Gottlieb Brown Covered Bridge is located in the United States
Gottlieb Brown Covered Bridge
LocationEast of Potts Grove on Township 594, Potts Grove and Mooresburg, Pennsylvania
Coordinates41°0′6″N 76°46′26″W / 41.00167°N 76.77389°W / 41.00167; -76.77389
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1881
ArchitectKeefer, George W.
Architectural styleBurr arch
MPSCovered Bridges of Northumberland County TR
NRHP reference No.79002311[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 08, 1979

The Gottlieb Brown Covered Bridge, also known as the Sam Wagner Covered Bridge, is an historic, American wooden covered bridge that is located in Liberty Township, Montour County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

History and architectural features

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Situated near Potts Grove in Montour County and East Chillisquaque Township near Mooresburg in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, this historic structure is an 86-foot, 8 inch long, Burr Truss bridge that was built in 1881. It crosses Chillisquaque Creek.[2]

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See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  2. ^ John W. Prosser (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: Covered Bridges of Northumberland County: Gottlieb Brown Covered Bridge" (PDF). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved 2009-10-20.