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Bowmansdale Covered Bridge
Cumberland County
Bowmansdale Covered Bridge
GPS
N 40 09.31
W 76 59.48
built in 1867
spans Yellow Breeches creek
112 foot length
15 foot width
Burr truss
bridge was originally near Bowmansdale
Yellow Breeches Creek
a Pennsylvania Scenic River System
In 1971, Mr. and Mrs. Jacob S.
Stoner acquired the bridge and donated it to Messiah College,
where it was rebuilt by the college students and completed in 1972
Messiah College
Messiah College
older meeting house
newer
chapel
Boyer Hall
Murray Library
Main
local brew
Photos from November 2009
