WayfarrowHimmel's Church Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Himmel's Church Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania has 231 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 7 of them in Northumberland County.
It was built in 1874, in the late 19th century, making it the 52nd oldest of the 134 in Pennsylvania with a recorded construction date; it crosses Schwaben Creek.
Status check, 2026-11: Kingpost truss bridge over Schwaben Creek near Rebuck, painted in candy stripes, rehabilitated in 1973 and still open to cars. Length is null because sources give 44 ft or 43 ft. Himmel's Church Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 40.7228° N, 76.7197° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1874 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Schwaben Creek |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 40.72278, -76.71972 |
Nearby places
- Trevorton Bridgecovered bridge · Northumberland County · 7 mi
- Keefer Station Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Northumberland County · 10.2 mi
- Henniger Farm Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Dauphin County · 10.6 mi
- Kreigbaum Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Northumberland County · 14 mi
- Aline Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Snyder County · 14 mi
- Richards Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Northumberland County · 14.9 mi
- Lawrence L. Knoebel Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Northumberland County · 15.5 mi
- East Oriental Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Snyder County · 15.9 mi
- North Oriental Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Juniata County · 15.9 mi
- Rohrbach Covered Bridge No. 24covered bridge · Columbia County · 16.4 mi
- Johnson Covered Bridge No. 28covered bridge · Columbia County · 16.4 mi
- Rausch Gapghost town · Lebanon County · 16.7 mi
Questions
Where is Himmel's Church Covered Bridge?
Himmel's Church Covered Bridge is in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, at 40.7228, -76.7197.
How many covered bridges are in Northumberland County?
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania has 7 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.