Riegel Covered Bridge No. 6

Riegel Covered Bridge No. 6
Location Pennsylvania Route 312, southwest of Catawissa, Franklin Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°54′44″N 76°30′49″W / 40.91222°N 76.51361°W / 40.91222; -76.51361Coordinates: 40°54′44″N 76°30′49″W / 40.91222°N 76.51361°W / 40.91222; -76.51361
Area 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built 1870
Built by Kostenbauder, Jacob
Architectural style Other, Burr Truss Arch
MPS Covered Bridges of Columbia and Montour Counties TR
NRHP Reference # 79003196[1]
Added to NRHP November 29, 1979

The Riegel Covered Bridge No. 6 (also known as Reuben Reigel's Covered Bridge) was an historic wooden covered bridge located in Franklin Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. It was a 107.25-foot-long (32.69 m), Burr Truss arch bridge with a tarred metal roof, constructed in 1870. It crossed Roaring Creek. It was one of 28 historic covered bridges in Columbia and Montour Counties identified in the late-1970s.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] The bridge was destroyed in an arson fire on May 30, 1979.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Bill Pennesi and Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Riegel Covered Bridge No. 6" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-19.
  3. ↑ "Reuben Reigel's , Columbia County". Covered Spans of Yesteryear - www.lostbridges.org. Retrieved December 11, 2012.


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