Fowlersville Covered Bridge
The bridge at its original site over West Branch Briar Creek in 1982
Fowlersville Covered Bridge is located in Pennsylvania
Fowlersville Covered Bridge
Fowlersville Covered Bridge is located in the United States
Fowlersville Covered Bridge
LocationLegislative Route 19039, south of Fowlersville, North Centre Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates41°3′19″N 76°19′39″W / 41.05528°N 76.32750°W / 41.05528; -76.32750
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1886
Built byCharles King
Architectural styleQueen Post design
MPSCovered Bridges of Columbia and Montour Counties TR
NRHP reference No.79003182[1]
Added to NRHPNovember 29, 1979

The Fowlersville Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located in North Centre Township in Columbia County, Pennsylvania. It is a 40-foot-long (12 m), Queen Post Truss bridge with board-and-batten siding constructed in 1886. It originally crossed West Branch Briar Creek. In 1986 the bridge was moved to Briar Creek Park in North Centre Township. Coodinates the bridge's current location appear at the end of the article. It is one of 28 historic covered bridges in Columbia and Montour Counties.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1] The coordinates above refer to the bridge's original location, its new location is 41°03′39″N 76°17′01″W / 41.06083°N 76.28361°W / 41.06083; -76.28361.[3]

References

  1. 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-01-21. Note: This includes Bill Pennesi and Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Fowlersville Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-01-19.
  3. "Fowlersville Bridge". Columbia County, Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Retrieved December 12, 2012.
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