Speicher Bridge

Great idea,Tony.

We definitely need to ask a fisherman to investigate!

Tony,i showed my fiancee the pictures in the article you had listed and she doesn't remember the covered bridge that was pictured.I know from living in Quakertown my hometown that when Lake Nockamixon was built for example that there is at least one bridge if not more submerged in that lake.So anything is possible concerning submerged bridges in lakes that the Army Corps of engineers built.

...Although this might quell that notion:

https://berksnostalgia.com/before-blue-marsh/

Looks like there was another metal truss and a covered bridge as well.

George,

It is certainly a possibility that the bridge could have been left in place. I just checked Historic Aerials and the bridge was a good distance to the East of where the current bridge is located. That section is much wider, and could potentially be deeper.

Now all we need is somebody with a boat and a fish detector!

Art,my fiancee who grew up in the area and remembers this bridge told me that when the water level is low in Blue Marsh lake she could actually see the bridge in the water which means that this bridge is actually submerged according to her.This is what she told me so i'm not going to say she's wrong because i sure as hell don't need no argument from her.If there is proof of the demolition let me know so i can pass it on to her.

A real shame for sure! I was reading the HAER documentation, and the Morse Bridge Company had been formed only a few weeks prior to receiving this contract.

The use of double-intersecting counters was rather interesting. A design that was used occasionally by the Wrought Iron Bridge Company, and at least once by Massillon.

Just a different set of values from ours. The best approach to preservation is to spread the values behind it.

Whoever allowed this bridge to be demoed is a barbarian.