In 1964, the Knoebel family held a dedication of the bridge when the Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Society renamed the bridge to the Lawrence L. Knoebel Bridge, after its owner. The dedication was open to the public and included a parade. Since then, the bridge has had a covered pedestrian walkway added. It was later listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. Dick Knoebel said that he remembers being very concerned that the bridge was going to be destroyed in 1972 during the flooding caused by Hurricane Agnes; powerful flooding that had destroyed many covered bridges in the area. The force of the floodwater did push the covered bridge off its abutments and downstream right after a cottage miraculously passed underneath the covered bridge. The bridge was recovered and placed back on its abutments after the floodwaters subsided. The bridge currently sits over the south branch of Roaring Creek connecting the 160-acre Knoebels Amusement Resort to the Knoebels Campground. It also connects Cleveland Township, Columbia County with Ralpho Township in Northumberland County. And today remains open to vehicular traffic.
Dedication ceremony and parade for the newly renamed Lawrence L. Knoebel bridge; July 12, 1964. (Knoebel Family)
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