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The Bowser / Osterburg Covered Bridge

Bowser / Osterburg Covered Bridge This bridge is a Burr Truss bridge with horizontal bracing at truss top level. It spans Bob's Creek, just west of Route 869, about 1.5 miles northwest of Osterburg. Bypassed by a steel and concrete bridge in 1973, it is now closed with a cable across the entrance. County owned.

It has vertical boards on the lower 1/3rd of the bridge. It sits on stone and mortar abutments.

Covered Bridges
Location:It spans Bob's Creek, just west of Route 869, about 1.5 miles northwest of Osterburg.
Year Built:1890 (estimated)
Truss: Burr Truss
Length: 90 feet
Width: 12 1/2 feet
Owner: County
Drivable: No


Here's a list of all 14 Covered Bridges in Bedford County.
   
Jackson's Mill
Felten's Mill
Hewitt
Palo Alto
Herline
Turner's
Colvin
Cuppett's
Ryot
Dr. Kniseley
Snook's
Bowser/Osterburg
Claycomb
Hall's Mill


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