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Lawrence L. Knoebel (relocated), Columbia County

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Inventory Number: PA/38-19-39 / PA-49-13
County: Columbia County / Northumberland County
Township: Franklin - Ralpho
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Lawrence L. Knoebel (relocated)
Crosses: Roaring Creek, South Branch
Truss type: Queen
Spans: 1
Length: 38' span, 42' overall
Roadway Width: 15'
Built: 1875 (M1937)
Builder: J.J. McHenry
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N40 52.629
Longitude: W076 30.316
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Topographic map of the area
Directions: 2.3 miles east-northeast of jct PA54 on east side of PA487, then 0.4 miles right on Knoebels Blvd., then 80 feet right on Knoebels Grove Rd. East-southeast of Elysburg.

Lawrence L. Knoebel Bridge (relocated location), PA. Built 1881 (1937)
Bill Caswell Photo

John R. Cole's or Lawrence Lincoln Knoebel Bridge, Columbia County, PA. Built 1881 (M1937)
Tom and Linda Burns Photo, September 8, 1985

John R. Cole's or Lawrence Lincoln Knoebel Bridge (relocated location), Franklin-Ralpho, Columbia County, PA. Built 1875 (M1937)
Bill Caswell Photo, October 10, 2010

Comments:
Private. Formerly the John R. Cole Bridge that spanned West Creek on Route 239 (SR0239) north of the town of Benton in Columbia County. Bypassed in 1936, then dismantled and moved some 26 miles (as the crow flies) to the Knoebel's Grove Amusement Park and re-erected by a Mr. Hartman and Lawrence Knoebel in 1937. H.H. Knoebel purchased the bridge for the scant sum of $40.00. The road, which is private on the south end, leads into the Knoebel's Grove Campground.

Sources:
Evans, Benjamin D. & June R.. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges, 2001, page 121
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 111

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