{"nrhp_refnum":"79002312","name":"Himmel's Church Covered Bridge","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"NE of Rebuck on T 442, Washington Township","address_restricted":false,"city":"Rebuck","county":"Northumberland County","state":"PA","lat":40.72318005600005,"lon":-76.71962250799999,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-08-08","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A single-span covered timber truss bridge with a multiple kingpost design, located on T-442 northeast of Rebuck in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania, over Schwaben Creek (formerly Green Briar Creek). It is county bridge #58.","why_significant":"The nomination presents the bridge as one of seven pre-1930 covered bridges in the Northumberland County thematic group, illustrating wood bridge technology of the 19th century. It is described as built in 1874 by Peter Keefer with no modifications to its basic design.","narrative":"Built in 1874 by Peter Keefer, Himmel's Church Covered Bridge is a single-span covered timber truss bridge near Rebuck in Northumberland County, Pennsylvania. It crosses Schwaben Creek, formerly known as Green Briar Creek, on a clear span of 28 feet 8 inches between stone masonry abutments, with a total length of 44 feet. The roadway inside the structure is 13 feet 6 inches wide, and the floor is laid with 3-inch transverse planks of varying widths. A multiple kingpost design was used because the span was short. The bridge is one of seven pre-1930 covered bridges in the county nominated as a group to represent 19th-century wood bridge construction and its role in developing local transportation networks. Its basic design has not been altered. Recent repairs were made to the lower chords on the south side, and the bridge is in fair overall condition.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Peter Keefer","architectural_style":"Multiple kingpost covered timber truss","criteria":[],"status_note":"Lower chords on the south side were recently repaired; overall condition is fair.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:29.941386-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/79002312.pdf"},"photo":null,"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993430","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Himmel%27s_Church_Covered_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5765408"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/northumberland-county/himmels-church-covered-bridge-79002312/"}