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Himmel's Church Covered Bridge

Coordinates: 40°43′22″N 76°43′11″W / 40.72278°N 76.71972°W / 40.72278; -76.71972
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Himmel's Church Covered Bridge
Himmel's Church Covered Bridge
Himmel's Church Covered Bridge is located in Pennsylvania
Himmel's Church Covered Bridge
Himmel's Church Covered Bridge is located in the United States
Himmel's Church Covered Bridge
LocationNortheast of Rebuck on Township 442, Washington Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°43′22″N 76°43′11″W / 40.72278°N 76.71972°W / 40.72278; -76.71972
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1874
ArchitectPeter Keefer
Architectural styleMultiple kingpost
MPSCovered Bridges of Northumberland County TR
NRHP reference No.79002312[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 8, 1979

The Himmel's Church Covered Bridge crosses over Schwaben Creek on Middle Creek Road, east of Rebuck, Pennsylvania, in Washington Township, Northumberland County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 8, 1979.[1]

History

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Built in 1874, this covered bridge was rehabilitated in 1973. It is a King post, truss-style, wooden, covered bridge that is forty-four feet long.[2]

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places on August 8, 1979,[1] and currently remains in use to automobile traffic.

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The Bridge is located near the site of the Schwaben Creek werewolf, according to local folklore.[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-05-29. Note: This includes John W. Prosser (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Himmel's Church Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-05-29.
  3. ^ Housman, Clemence (March 2014). The were-wolf: Primary Source Edition. BiblioLife. ISBN 978-1295820108.
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