Arson Reduction Incentive
NoChar Fire Retardant Application Photos
Fleisher's Bridge
Perry County
Pomeroy-Academia Bridge
The Longest Covered Bridge in Pennsylvania
Fort Hunter Covered Bridge
Dauphin County
The Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Society of PA has partnered with the National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges (NSPCB) to protect our PA bridges through the application of a fire retardant product called NoChar made by Crestline Industries. The NSPCB pays for the NoChar while the TBCBSP handles the application. Below is a list of bridges that have been protected and the funds provided by NSPCB since April, 2019.
| Year | Bridge | County | Cost |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Poole Forge | Lancaster | $ 725 |
| 2019 | Red | Perry | $ 725 |
| 2021 | Kintersburg | Indiana | $ 657 |
| 2023 | Poole Forge | Lancaster | $ 2,120 |
| 2023 | Sachs | Adams | $ 1,342 |
| 2025 | Rice | Perry | $ 944 |
| 2026 | Fort Hunter | Dauphin | $ 528 |
| 2026 | Wagoner's | Perry | $ 528 |
| 2026 | Academia | Juniata | $ 2,387 |
| 2026 | Henninger Farm | Dauphin | $ 1,174 |
| 2026 | Fleischer's | Perry | $ 950 |
| Total contribution from NSPCB for NoChar | $12,090 | ||