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Bears Fording Covered Bridge 38-01-07#2x

Adams County, Pennsylvania

Photo 

Bears Fording Covered Bridge

Photo from the Thomas G. Kipphorn Collection

BH Photo #531761

Map 

Street View 

Description 

Built in 1905 Destroyed by hurricane Eloise in 1975 Replaced by a Concrete and Steel Bridge

Facts 

Overview
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Conewago Creek
Location
Adams County, Pennsylvania
Status
Destroyed by flooding (caused by Hurricane Eloise) and replaced
History
Built 1905
Builder
- Samuel Stouffer
Design
Burr arch-truss
Dimensions
Total length: 201.0 ft.
Deck width: 14.0 ft.
Also called
Peepytown Covered Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.91950, -77.01850   (decimal degrees)
39°55'10" N, 77°01'07" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/327492/4420772 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 98041 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Adams County, Pennsylvania (99)
Built 1905 (833)
Built during 1900s (7,936)
Burr arch-truss (929)
Covered (3,342)
Destroyed by flood (855)
Have street view (30,403)
Lost (31,795)
 Lost 1975 (103)
Lost during 1970s (1,058)
Pennsylvania (6,762)
Samuel Stouffer (12)
Through truss (19,028)
Total length 175-250 feet (4,696)
Truss (38,309)

Update Log 

  • June 3, 2022: New Street View added by Stewart Edwin Beitler
  • May 21, 2022: New photo from Stewart Edwin Beitler

Sources 

  • Stewart Edwin Beitler - stubear0430 [at] gmail [dot] com

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