WayfarrowRichards Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
Richards 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: Queen/multiple-kingpost bridge over the South Branch of Roaring Creek on the Columbia–Northumberland county line, south of Knoebels. Columbia County gives 1880 and 69 ft, but the NRHP-based Wikipedia entry gives 1852 and 64 ft. Richards Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 40.8675° N, 76.5081° W.
Key facts
| Crosses | South Branch Roaring Creek |
|---|---|
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 40.86746, -76.50807 |
Nearby places
- Lawrence L. Knoebel Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Northumberland County · 0.7 mi
- Kreigbaum Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Northumberland County · 1.4 mi
- Johnson Covered Bridge No. 28covered bridge · Columbia County · 1.5 mi
- Rohrbach Covered Bridge No. 24covered bridge · Columbia County · 2.3 mi
- Riegel Covered Bridge No. 6covered bridge · Columbia County · 3.1 mi
- Parr's Mill Covered Bridge No. 10covered bridge · Columbia County · 3.3 mi
- Furnace Covered Bridge No. 11covered bridge · Columbia County · 3.7 mi
- Davis Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Columbia County · 4.7 mi
- Snyder Covered Bridge No. 17covered bridge · Columbia County · 6.4 mi
- Hollingshead Covered Bridge No. 40covered bridge · Columbia County · 6.6 mi
- Wagner Covered Bridge No. 19covered bridge · Columbia County · 7.2 mi
- Rupert Covered Bridge No. 56covered bridge · Columbia County · 8.1 mi
Questions
Where is Richards Covered Bridge?
Richards Covered Bridge is in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, at 40.8675, -76.5081.
How many covered bridges are in Northumberland County?
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania has 7 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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- National Register of Historic Places — National Register of Historic Places record (public-domain)
- Wikidata — Wikipedia article (linked as a source; text not used) (CC0)
- Wayfarrow status check (web sources) — Checked for current status (facts)
- Wayfarrow status check (web sources) — Checked for current status (facts)
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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.