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Osterburg Covered Bridge

Covered bridge · Bedford County, Pennsylvania

Osterburg Covered Bridge or Bowser Covered Bridge, built in 1890 over Bobs Creek in at East St. Clair Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA. This is an im
Osterburg Covered Bridge or Bowser Covered Bridge, built in 1890 over Bobs Creek in at East St. Clair Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, USA. This is an im · {{{1}}} / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 2.0

Osterburg Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania has 231 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 12 of them in Bedford County.

It was built in 1890, in the late 19th century, making it the 107th oldest of the 134 in Pennsylvania with a recorded construction date; it crosses Bobs Creek.

Status check, 2026-11: This is a Burr truss bridge over Bobs Creek, also called Bowser's Covered Bridge, that was bypassed by a steel and concrete bridge in 1973 and is now open to foot traffic only. Sources give its length as either 90 ft or 97 ft, so the length is left blank. Osterburg Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 40.1769° N, 78.5417° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1890
CrossesBobs Creek
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates40.17690, -78.54170

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Questions

Where is Osterburg Covered Bridge?

Osterburg Covered Bridge is in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, at 40.1769, -78.5417.

How many covered bridges are in Bedford County?

Bedford County, Pennsylvania has 12 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

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