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Himmel's Church Covered Bridge

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Built
  
1874

Opened
  
1874

Body of water
  
Schwaben Creek

NRHP Reference #
  
79002312

Area
  
400 m²

Added to NRHP
  
8 August 1979

Himmel's Church Covered Bridge

Location
  
Northeast of Rebuck on Township 442, Washington Township, Pennsylvania

Architectural style
  
Other, Multiple kingpost

MPS
  
Covered Bridges of Northumberland County TR

The Himmel's Church Covered Bridge crosses over Schwaben Creek on Middle Creek Road, east of Rebuck, Pennsylvania, in Washington Township. It was built in 1874, and rehabilitated in 1973. It is a Kingpost Truss style wooden covered bridge, with a length of 44-foot-long (13 m). It currently remains in use to automobile traffic.

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

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

References

Himmel's Church Covered Bridge Wikipedia