The Rice Covered Bridge, also known as the Landisburg Covered Bridge, is an historic, American wooden covered bridge that is located in Tyrone Township near

Landisburg Landisburg is a borough in Perry County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 220 at the 2010 census. It is part of the Harrisburg–Carlisle Metropolitan Statistical Area. History Landisburg was platted in 1793. The community was ...

Perry County, Pennsylvania Perry County is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 45,842. The county seat is New Bloomfield. The county was created on March 22, 1820, and was named for Oliver Hazard Perry, a hero of the ...

. 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 1980.

History and architectural features

This historic structure is a combination Burr truss and queen post bridge, constructed in 1869. It crosses Shermans Creek. Its WGCB reference is 38-50-10. It was listed on the

in 1980.

Gallery

File:Rice Bridge Perry Co Interior.JPG, Interior, showing the rare combination of queen post and Burr arch trusses

References

{{NRHP bridges Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Covered bridges in Perry County, Pennsylvania Bridges completed in 1869 Wooden bridges in Pennsylvania Bridges in Perry County, Pennsylvania Tourist attractions in Perry County, Pennsylvania 1869 establishments in Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Perry County, Pennsylvania Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Burr Truss bridges in the United States