Shriners Island Covered Bridge, Lewisburg PA

 
Shriners Island Covered Bridge

That is George Weidensaul  in the sleigh

Located one mile north west of Lewisburg proper, this bridge crossed Buffalo Creek on what is now airport road, near Davy's Market.  It is also sometimes referred to as the Campbell's Mill Bridge, and Campbell's mill road is still nearby.

A 1911 article refers to a nearby mill as the Valley Green Mills at Shriners Island.

The bridge was a two span Burr Truss, 180 feet long.

The bridge was destroyed in the 1936 flood.

1936

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I'm still unclear on exactly where "Shriners Island" was located, but it was a very popular picnic spot, mentioned often in the Lewisburg papers from 1882 into the 1920s.

In 1891, the Lewisburg Chronicle clarified that although known as Shriners Island for many years, it was in fact owned by J.B. Davis for the past 25 years.  

1928