Historic Bridges
of the United States
Himmel's Church Covered Bridge
Northumberland County
,
Pennsylvania
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Photos taken May 2006 by Jack Schmidt
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Overview
Covered bridge over Schwaben Creek on Middle Creek Road, east of Rebuck
Location
Northumberland County
,
Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1874; rehabilitated 1973
Design
Covered Multiple Kingpost through truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 37.1 ft.
Total length: 43.0 ft.
Deck width: 11.2 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 10.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on August 8, 1979
Also called
Rebuck Covered Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.72283, -76.71983
(decimal degrees)
40°43'22" N, 76°43'11" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/354751/4509412
(zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Klingerstown
Inventory numbers
WGCB 38-49-06
(World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 79002312
(National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 31466
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection
(as of 10/2006)
Deck condition rating:
Satisfactory
(6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating:
Good
(7 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating:
Satisfactory
(6 out of 9)
Appraisal:
Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 24.7
(out of 100)
Average daily traffic
(as of 2006)
25
Categories
19th Century
(1,838)
Built 1874
(28)
Built during 1870s
(278)
Covered
(537)
Functionally obsolete
(5,108)
Multiple Kingpost truss
(48)
NR-listed
(1,520)
Northumberland County, Pennsylvania
(17)
Open
(21,822)
Owned by county
(14,294)
Pennsylvania
(1,701)
Span length 25-50 feet
(6,148)
Through truss
(5,419)
Total length 25-50 feet
(5,316)
Truss
(16,067)
Update Log
November 6, 2006: Posted photos from Jack Schmidt
Sources
Jack Schmidt -
jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net
Dale Travis Covered Bridge List
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