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Fowlersville Covered Bridge

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1886, Charles King. Off Pa 1017, north of PA 93, Briar Creek Park, approximately 5 miles west of Berwick
  • (William E. Fischer, Jr.)
  • (William E. Fischer, Jr.)
  • (William E. Fischer, Jr.)

Named for a pioneer family, Fowlersville is one of the county's smaller bridges. The forty-foot-long queen-post truss bridge originally spanned the west branch of Briar Creek. It was moved to the park in 1986 and has been maintained in excellent condition.

Writing Credits

Author: 
George E. Thomas
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What's Nearby

Methodist Episcopal Church
City Hall and Police Station (Jackson House and Carriage House)
Berwick Armory
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Carver Hall, Bloomsburg University of Pennsylvania

Citation

George E. Thomas, "Fowlersville Covered Bridge", [Berwick, Pennsylvania], SAH Archipedia, eds. Gabrielle Esperdy and Karen Kingsley, Charlottesville: UVaP, 2012—, http://sah-archipedia.org/buildings/PA-02-CO4.

Print Source

Cover: Buildings of PA vol 2

Buildings of Pennsylvania: Philadelphia and Eastern Pennsylvania, George E. Thomas, with Patricia Likos Ricci, Richard J. Webster, Lawrence M. Newman, Robert Janosov, and Bruce Thomas. Charlottesville: University of Virginia Press, 2012, 496-496.

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