The Rohrbach Covered Bridge No. 24 was 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 was located in Franklin 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 ...

. The bridge was disassembled in October 1986 and the pieces are in storage at

Knoebels Amusement Resort Knoebels Amusement Resort () is a family-owned and operated amusement park, picnic grove, and campground in Elysburg, Pennsylvania. Opened in 1926, it is America's largest free-admission park. The park has more than 60 rides including three wooden ...

History and architectural features

This historic structure was a ,

Queen Post Truss A queen post is a tension member in a truss that can span longer openings than a king post truss. A king post uses one central supporting post, whereas the queen post truss uses two. Even though it is a tension member, rather than a compression me ...

bridge that was constructed in 1846. It crossed the South Branch of Roaring Creek, and was one of twenty-eight historic covered bridges that were located in Columbia and Montour counties. ''Note:'' This includes It was listed on the

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in 1979. The bridge was disassembled in October 1986 and the pieces are in storage at

References

{{NRHP bridges Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Covered bridges in Columbia County, Pennsylvania Bridges completed in 1846 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