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Gottlieb Brown Covered Bridge

Covered bridge · Montour County, Pennsylvania

Gottlieb Brown Covered Bridge on the NRHP since August 8, 1979 Located east of Potts Grove on Township 594 in East Chillisquaque Township, Northumberland County
Gottlieb Brown Covered Bridge on the NRHP since August 8, 1979 Located east of Potts Grove on Township 594 in East Chillisquaque Township, Northumberland County · Smallbones / Wikimedia Commons · CC0

Gottlieb Brown Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Montour County, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania has 231 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 2 of them in Montour County.

It was built in 1881, in the late 19th century, making it the 78th oldest of the 134 in Pennsylvania with a recorded construction date; it crosses Chillisquaque Creek.

Status check, 2026-11: Also called the Sam Wagner Covered Bridge, this Burr truss bridge sits on the Montour-Northumberland county line, which runs through the bridge. Length is left null because sources give an 86 ft span, 95 ft overall, or 78 ft. Gottlieb Brown Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 41.0017° N, 76.7739° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1881
CrossesChillisquaque Creek
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates41.00167, -76.77389

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Questions

Where is Gottlieb Brown Covered Bridge?

Gottlieb Brown Covered Bridge is in Montour County, Pennsylvania, at 41.0017, -76.7739.

How many covered bridges are in Montour County?

Montour County, Pennsylvania has 2 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.