Knapp's Covered Bridge
Appearance
Knapp's Covered Bridge | |
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Nearest city | Burlington, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 41°47′9″N 76°33′13″W / 41.78583°N 76.55361°W |
Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
Built | 1853 |
Architectural style | Burr truss |
MPS | Covered Bridges of Bradford, Sullivan and Lycoming Counties TR |
NRHP reference No. | 80003428[1] |
Added to NRHP | July 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Zacher, Susan M. and Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Covered Bridges of Bradford, Sullivan and Lycoming Counties" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-11-17.
- ^ 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.
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Categories:
- Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Covered bridges in Bradford County, Pennsylvania
- Bridges completed in 1853
- Wooden bridges in Pennsylvania
- Bridges in Bradford County, Pennsylvania
- 1853 establishments in Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Bradford County, Pennsylvania
- Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Burr Truss bridges in the United States