About
Knoebels Grove Covered Bridge is a modern covered bridge inside Knoebels Amusement Resort, east-northeast of Elysburg. The park sits on the Columbia and Northumberland county line. The bridge crosses the South Branch of Roaring Creek and is 46 ft long. It is one of two covered bridges in the park; the other is the historic Lawrence L. Knoebel Covered Bridge.
History
The bridge was built in 1975, according to the Dale J. Travis covered bridge database, which numbers it 38-19-B / 38-49-A. Unlike the Lawrence L. Knoebel bridge, it is not a 19th century structure, and the sources found give no builder or other construction history.
Design
The sources found do not record its truss type or construction details.
Visiting
Knoebels is on the east side of PA 487, about 3 miles northeast of its junction with PA 54 in Elysburg. The park is free to enter. Visitors park in its free lots and walk through the park to see the bridge, which uncoveringpa suggests viewing on the way through the grounds.
Sources: Knoebels Grove (dalejtravis.com), Covered Bridges of Columbia County (Uncovering PA)
Photo: Ruhrfisch, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons.
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