The 20 Oldest Covered Bridges in Pennsylvania

Ranked by the construction year of the structure standing today, for every covered bridge in Pennsylvania that we could confirm is still standing. Hassenplug Bridge leads, built 1825; number 20 is Thomas Mill Covered Bridge, built 1855. Dates or measurements marked uncertain in the source are left out rather than guessed Each entry was checked against current sources (park services, historic registers, preservation societies), and anything demolished, replaced or uncertain is left out. Each entry links to its own page with coordinates, sources and image licences.

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   1. Hassenplug Bridge

   Built 1825 · Union County, Pennsylvania · National Register

   Photo: User:Ruhrfisch / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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   2. Rishel Covered Bridge

   Built 1830 · Northumberland County, Pennsylvania · National Register

   Photo: Smallbones / Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

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   3. South Perkasie Covered Bridge

   Built 1832 · Bucks County, Pennsylvania · National Register

   Photo: CrimsonDragonPhotographicArts / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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   4. Bogert Covered Bridge

   Built 1841 · Lehigh County, Pennsylvania · National Register

   Photo: Smallbones / Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

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   5. Wehr Covered Bridge

   Built 1841 · Lehigh County, Pennsylvania · National Register

   Photo: Zeete / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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   6. Pine Valley Covered Bridge

   Built 1842 · Bucks County, Pennsylvania · National Register

   Photo: MikeParker (talk) / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY 3.0)

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   7. Erskine Covered Bridge

   Built 1845 · Washington County, Pennsylvania · National Register

   Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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   8. Rupert Covered Bridge No. 56

   Built 1847 · Columbia County, Pennsylvania · National Register

   Photo: Ruhrfisch / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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   9. Martin's Mill Covered Bridge (Antrim Township, Franklin County, Pennsylvania)

   Built 1849 · Franklin County, Pennsylvania · National Register

   Photo: JERRYE & ROY KLOTZ MD / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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    10. Stillwater Covered Bridge No. 134

    Built 1849 · Columbia County, Pennsylvania · National Register

    Photo: Doug Kerr / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.0)

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    11. Zook's Mill Covered Bridge

    Built 1849 · Lancaster County, Pennsylvania · National Register

    Photo: Photo by and (c)2006 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man) / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.5)

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    12. Bells Mills Covered Bridge

    Built 1850 · Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania · National Register

    Photo: Leo A. McMullen, Photographer / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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    13. Forksville Covered Bridge

    Built 1850 · Sullivan County, Pennsylvania · National Register

    Photo: Ruhrfisch / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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    14. Hall's Bridge

    Built 1850 · Chester County, Pennsylvania · National Register

    Photo: Smallbones / Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

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    15. Hillsgrove Covered Bridge

    Built 1850 · Sullivan County, Pennsylvania · National Register

    Photo: Ruhrfisch / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 3.0)

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    16. Keefer Covered Bridge No. 7

    Built 1853 · Montour County, Pennsylvania · National Register

    Photo: Smallbones / Wikimedia Commons (CC0)

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    17. Knapp's Covered Bridge

    Built 1853 · Bradford County, Pennsylvania · National Register

    Photo: Ruhrfisch (talk) / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 4.0)

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    18. Kutz's Mill Bridge

    Built 1854 · Berks County, Pennsylvania · National Register

    Photo: Dough4872 / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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    19. Schenck's Mill Covered Bridge

    Built 1855 · Lancaster County, Pennsylvania · National Register

    Photo: Photo by and (c)2006 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man) / Wikimedia Commons (CC BY-SA 2.5)

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    20. Thomas Mill Covered Bridge

    Built 1855 · Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania · National Register

    Photo: Jack Boucher / Wikimedia Commons (public domain)

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