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Riegel Covered Bridge No. 6
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Aerial view of the bridge over Roaring Creek in October 1938
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Location	Pennsylvania Route 312, southwest of Catawissa, Franklin Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°54′44″N 76°30′49″W / 40.91222°N 76.51361°W / 40.91222; -76.51361
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	1870
Built by	Jacob Kostenbauder
Architectural style	Burr Truss Arch
MPS	Covered Bridges of Columbia and Montour Counties TR
NRHP reference No.	79003196
Added to NRHP	November 29, 1979

The Riegel Covered Bridge No. 6 (also known as the Reuben Reigel's Covered Bridge) was an historic wooden covered bridge that was located in Franklin Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania.

History and architectural features

This historic structure was a 107.25-foot-long (32.69 m), Burr Truss arch bridge with a tarred metal roof, constructed in 1870. It crossed Roaring Creek.

It was one of twenty-eight historic covered bridges that were located in Columbia and Montour counties identified during the late-1970s.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. The bridge was destroyed in an arson fire on May 30, 1979.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Bill Pennesi and Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Riegel Covered Bridge No. 6" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-19.
3. "Reuben Reigel's, Columbia County". Covered Spans of Yesteryear - www.lostbridges.org. Retrieved December 11, 2012.

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