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Knapp's Covered Bridge

Covered bridge · Bradford County, Pennsylvania

Southwest portal of Knapp's Covered Bridge, which carries Covered Bridge Road over Brown's Creek in Athens Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United State
Southwest portal of Knapp's Covered Bridge, which carries Covered Bridge Road over Brown's Creek in Athens Township, Bradford County, Pennsylvania, United State · Ruhrfisch (talk) / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Knapp's Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Bradford County, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania has 231 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

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 is about 95 feet long (29th longest of 83 measured in Pennsylvania).

Status check, 2026-11: Also called the Luthers Mills or Brown's Creek Bridge, this Burr arch bridge sits about 30 ft above the creek, making it Pennsylvania's highest covered bridge. It is Bradford County's only covered bridge and was restored starting in 2000. Knapp's Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 41.7858° N, 76.5536° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1853
Length95 ft
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates41.78583, -76.55361

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