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Lawrence L. Knoebel Covered Bridge

Covered bridge · Northumberland County, Pennsylvania

Lawrence L. Knoebel Covered Bridge, originally built near Benton, Pennsylvania over West Creek in 1875. In 1936-1937 it was moved to cross the South Branch of R
Lawrence L. Knoebel Covered Bridge, originally built near Benton, Pennsylvania over West Creek in 1875. In 1936-1937 it was moved to cross the South Branch of R · Ruhrfisch / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0

Lawrence L. Knoebel 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 crosses South Branch Roaring Creek.

Status check, 2026-11: Moved from West Creek near Benton to Knoebels amusement park in 1936-37; sources disagree on the build year (1875 per NRHP/Bridgehunter, 1881 per Columbia County) and the length (40 ft per NRHP, 41 ft per others). Lawrence L. Knoebel Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 40.8772° N, 76.5058° W.

Key facts

CrossesSouth Branch Roaring Creek
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates40.87720, -76.50580

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Questions

Where is Lawrence L. Knoebel Covered Bridge?

Lawrence L. Knoebel Covered Bridge is in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, at 40.8772, -76.5058.

How many covered bridges are in Northumberland County?

Northumberland County, Pennsylvania has 7 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

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