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The Kreigbaum Covered Bridge is an historic, American, wooden
covered bridge A covered bridge is a timber-truss bridge with a roof, decking, and siding, which in most covered bridges create an almost complete enclosure. The purpose of the covering is to protect the wooden structural members from the weather. Uncovered woo ...
that is located in Cleveland Township in
Columbia County, Pennsylvania Columbia County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is located in Northeastern Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 64,727. Its county seat is Bloomsburg. The county was created on March 22, 1813, from part ...
and Ralpho Township in
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania Northumberland County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. It is part of Northeastern Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 91,647. Its county seat is Sunbury. The county was formed in 1772 from parts of Lancas ...
. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1979.


History and architectural features

Built in 1875, this historic structure is a , Queen Post Truss bridge that crosses
South Branch Roaring Creek South Branch Roaring Creek is a tributary of Roaring Creek in Columbia County and Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. It is approximately long. The upper reaches of the creek are located in Weiser State Forest, between Bi ...
. It is one of twenty-eight historic covered bridges that still exist in Columbia and Montour Counties. ''Note:'' This includes It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
in 1979.


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{{NRHP bridges Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Covered bridges in Columbia County, Pennsylvania Covered bridges in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania Bridges completed in 1876 Wooden bridges in Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Columbia County, Pennsylvania Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Queen post truss bridges in the United States