WayfarrowRupert Covered Bridge No. 56
Covered bridge · Columbia County, Pennsylvania
Rupert Covered Bridge No. 56 is a covered bridge in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania has 231 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 24 of them in Columbia County.
It was built in 1847, in the first half of the 19th century, making it the 9th oldest of the 134 in Pennsylvania with a recorded construction date; it crosses Fishing Creek; it is about 185 feet long (4th longest of 83 measured in Pennsylvania).
Status check, 2026-11: Burr arch bridge over Fishing Creek, the longest in Columbia County (185 ft 4 in overall). In the 1999–2001 rehab, piers and a modern load-bearing bridge were added underneath it. Rupert Covered Bridge No. 56 is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 40.9814° N, 76.4731° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1847 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Fishing Creek |
| Length | 185 ft |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 40.98139, -76.47306 |
Nearby places
- Hollingshead Covered Bridge No. 40covered bridge · Columbia County · 2.4 mi
- Wanich Covered Bridge No. 69covered bridge · Columbia County · 4.1 mi
- Furnace Covered Bridge No. 11covered bridge · Columbia County · 5.2 mi
- Parr's Mill Covered Bridge No. 10covered bridge · Columbia County · 5.2 mi
- Davis Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Columbia County · 5.2 mi
- Riegel Covered Bridge No. 6covered bridge · Columbia County · 5.2 mi
- Rohrbach Covered Bridge No. 24covered bridge · Columbia County · 6 mi
- Snyder Covered Bridge No. 17covered bridge · Columbia County · 6.9 mi
- Johnson Covered Bridge No. 28covered bridge · Columbia County · 7.2 mi
- Lawrence L. Knoebel Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Northumberland County · 7.4 mi
- Wagner Covered Bridge No. 19covered bridge · Columbia County · 8 mi
- Richards Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Northumberland County · 8.1 mi
Questions
Where is Rupert Covered Bridge No. 56?
Rupert Covered Bridge No. 56 is in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, at 40.9814, -76.4731.
How many covered bridges are in Columbia County?
Columbia County, Pennsylvania has 24 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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