WayfarrowKeefer Covered Bridge No. 7
Covered bridge · Montour County, Pennsylvania
Keefer Covered Bridge No. 7 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 1853, in the Civil War era, making it the 17th oldest of the 134 in Pennsylvania with a recorded construction date; it crosses Chillisquaque Creek.
Status check, 2026-11: Keefer Mill bridge over Chillisquaque Creek is in Montour County, not Northumberland; it was built by William Butler, has rare square 'storefront' portals, and was damaged by Tropical Storm Lee in 2011; sources give its length as either 75.1 or 78 ft. Keefer Covered Bridge No. 7 is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 41.0331° N, 76.6919° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1853 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Chillisquaque Creek |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 41.03310, -76.69190 |
Nearby places
- Gottlieb Brown Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Montour County · 4.8 mi
- Rishel Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Northumberland County · 8.2 mi
- Wanich Covered Bridge No. 69covered bridge · Columbia County · 10.9 mi
- Keefer Station Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Northumberland County · 11.4 mi
- Factory Bridgecovered bridge · Union County · 11.4 mi
- Shoemaker Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Columbia County · 11.5 mi
- Rupert Covered Bridge No. 56covered bridge · Columbia County · 12 mi
- Lairdsville Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lycoming County · 12.4 mi
- Riegel Covered Bridge No. 6covered bridge · Columbia County · 12.5 mi
- Fritzghost town · Lycoming County · 13 mi
- Rohrbach Covered Bridge No. 24covered bridge · Columbia County · 13.2 mi
- Hollingshead Covered Bridge No. 40covered bridge · Columbia County · 13.9 mi
Questions
Where is Keefer Covered Bridge No. 7?
Keefer Covered Bridge No. 7 is in Montour County, Pennsylvania, at 41.0331, -76.6919.
How many covered bridges are in Montour County?
Montour County, Pennsylvania has 2 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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