Rishel Covered Bridge

Rishel Covered Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Rishel Covered Bridge, October 2011
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Location	East of Montandon on Township 573, East Chillisquaque Township and West Chillisquaque Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°57′37″N 76°48′58″W / 40.96028°N 76.81611°W / 40.96028; -76.81611Coordinates: 40°57′37″N 76°48′58″W / 40.96028°N 76.81611°W / 40.96028; -76.81611
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	1830
Built by	Shriner, John Jr.; Braley, Zacheus
Architectural style	Other, Burr arch
MPS	Covered Bridges of Northumberland County TR
NRHP Reference #	79002310
Added to NRHP	August 8, 1979

Rishel Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located at East Chillisquaque Township and West Chillisquaque Township in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. It is a single span, 110.16-foot-long (33.58 m), Burr Truss bridge, constructed in 1830. It crosses the Chillisquaque Creek. It may be the oldest covered wooden bridge in the United States.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.