History & local legend
Rishel Covered Bridge carries the road across Chillisquaque Creek near Montandon. Built around 1830, its single wooden span replaced an earlier two-span bridge swept away by a flood in 1828.
Its ghost story concerns children said to have been murdered at the crossing. In the local tradition, visitors notice moving shadows inside the dark bridge. Later, at a lighted location, powder on the outside of their car supposedly reveals small fingerprints or handprints attributed to the children.
