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William Kreigbaum's (Krigebaum/Krickbaum) Grist and Sawmill, Columbia County

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Inventory Number: PA/38-19-32 / PA-49-12
County: Columbia County / Northumberland County
Township: Cleveland - Ralpho
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: William Kreigbaum's (Krigebaum/Krickbaum) Grist and Sawmill
Crosses: Roaring Creek, South Branch
Truss type: Polygonal (Straight Timber) Arch
Spans: 1
Length: 60'-1"
Roadway Width: 13'-8"
Built: 1876
Builder: George W. Keefer
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N40 50.846
Longitude: W076 30.450
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Directions: 2.1 miles southeast of jct PA487 on PA54, then 0.7 miles left on All Saints Rd. - TR462 (Northumberland County)/TR459 (Columbia County). 1 mile north of Bear Gap.

Kreigbaum or Krickbaum Bridge, Cleveland-Ralpho, Columbia County, PA. Built 1876
Bill Caswell Photo

Kreigbaum or Krickbaum Bridge, Cleveland-Ralpho, Columbia County, PA. Built 1876
Tom and Linda Burns Photo, September 8, 1985

Krigebaum or Krickbaum Bridge, Cleveland-Ralpho, Columbia County, PA Built 1876
Bill & Jenn Caswell Photo, February 1, 2026

Comments:
Northumberland County #60 and Columbia County #34. Also known as William Kreigbaum's (Krigebaum/Krickbaum) Grist and Sawmill. According to Northumberland County Courthouse records, Kreigbaum was the name of an adjacent landowner. Cost $732. "William Kreigbaum's (actually spelled Krigebaum on the map) Grist and Sawmill" Bridge, courtesy of Northumberland County Landowner Map, 1858. Per The Columbian (Bloomsburg), July 21, 1876, "BRIDGE LETTING. - Will be let on the premises, on Monday, July 14th, 1876, at 10 o'clock a.m., over South Roaringcreek, on the county line between Columbia and Northumberland counties at a point near Krickbaum's mill, a wooden brace covered bridge, 50 feet span, 16-10/12 from out to out. Abutments 18 feet at bottom, 17 at top, and 8 feet high, two wing walls to be 10 feet, and two 15 feet long. Pland can be seen on the day of letting or at the office. By order of Commissioners of Northumberland and Columbia counties, ATTEST: WM. KRICKBAUM, Clerk. Commissioners' Office, Bloomsburg, July 10, 1876.-2w."

Sources:
Evans, Benjamin D. & June R.. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges, 2001, page 120
The Columbian (Bloomsburg), July 21, 1876, p.2.
Travis, Dale. Pennsylvania Covered Bridges List, updated to 26 Aug 2004, http://www.dalejtravis.com/cblist/cbpa.htm (23 Sep 2004)
Moll, Fred J.. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges - Our Heritage, 2004, pages 92-93
Kipphorn, Thomas. Information received by email, March 2009
Kipphorn, Thomas. Information received by email, April & May 2006
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 110

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