When Dewart Had A Covered Bridge

The Covered Bridge In Dewart, Pa

No Longer Stands, lost in the 1972 flood. - Former GPS Coords - 41.113242, -76.881330

The Dewart Covered Bridge, and the Russell Farm
(Is the building in the middle the Dewart Academy?)

The Dewart Covered Bridge was built in 1882 by Samuel L. Culp and was destroyed on June 22, 1972 by tropical storm Agnes (1972 flood)

It was a single-span covered bridge with multi-king post trusses and it crossed Delaware Run.

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An Index Of Covered Bridges

https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2019/05/the-covered-bridges-index.html

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Find More Stories & History Of Dewart Here:

https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/2020/06/dewart-pennsylvania.html

And more local history from the Susquehanna Valley here:

https://susquehannavalley.blogspot.com/p/history.html