Covered Bridges

Pennsylvania is famous for its covered bridges. The year listed for each bridge indicates the date of construction.*

Rupert Bridge
Year of Construction: 1847
Location: Located on Twp. Rte. 499, off of 4001 and near Rte. 42 in the village of Rupert.

Hollingshead Bridge
Year of Construction: 1851
Location: Located on Twp. Rte. 320 east of Knoebels Groves Amusement Park.

Keefer Bridge
Year of Construction: 1853
Location: Located on Twp. Rte. 346, off 3012 near Washingtonville and east of Pa. Rte. 54.

Parr's Mill Bridge
Year of Construction: 1866
Location: Located on Twp. Rte. 371 off of 3003 and east of Pa. Rte 487 south of Catawissa.

Davis Bridge
Year of Construction: 1875
Location: Located on Twp. Rte. 371, off of Pa. Rte 42, south of Catawissa and west of Queen City.

Josiah Hess Bridge
Year of Construction: 1875
Location: Located on Twp. Rte 363, off of 1021, between Forks and Jonestown.

Patterson Bridge
Year of Construction: 1875
Location: Located on Twp. Rte. 575, between Orangeville and Rohrsburg, off of 4041.

Jud Christian Bridge
Year of Construction: 1876
Location: Located on Twp. Rte. 685, between 4031 and 4039, north of Millville and Iola.

Sam Eckman Bridge
Year of Construction: 1876
Location: Located on Twp. Rte. 548, north of Millville and Iola, near 4031.

Richards (Reichard) Bridge
Year of Construction: 1880
Location: Located on Twp. Rte. 337, south of Knoebels Groves.

Creasyville Bridge
Year of Construction: 1881
Location: Located on Twp. Rte. 783 off of 4031, north of Millville and Iola.

Esther Furnace Bridge
Year of Construction: 1881
Location: Located on Twp. Rte. 373, near 3003, south of Catawissa.

Sam Wagner Bridge
Year of Construction: 1881
Location: Located on 1029, near Pottsgrove.

The Twin Bridges (East and West Paden)
Year of Construction: 1884
Location: Located east of Forks, off of 1020, east of Pa. Rte. 487.

Fowlersville Bridge
Year of Construction: 1887
Location: Located in Briar Creek Park, north of Rte. 93 and east of 1017.

Knoebels Groves Bridge
Year of Construction: 1975
Location: Located in Knoebels Groves Amusement Park.

Snyder Bridge
Year of Construction: Unknown
Location: Located on Twp. Rte 361, off of 2001, east of Pa. Rte. 42, east of Slabtown.

* Information provided courtesy of the Press Enterprise's FYI Edition.

© Berwick's Newspaper, Press Enterprise • Last Updated: December 12, 2003