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Conewago Chapel Covered Bridge
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	McSherrystown, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°49′13.4″N 77°2′35.95″W / 39.820389°N 77.0433194°W / 39.820389; -77.0433194
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Architect	J.F. Socks
Architectural style	Burr truss
MPS	Covered Bridges of Adams, Cumberland, and Perry Counties TR
NRHP reference No.	80003398
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	August 25, 1980
Removed from NRHP	June 27, 1986

Conewago Chapel Covered Bridge, also known as the Blue Spring Covered Bridge, was a historic wooden covered bridge located in Conewago and Mount Pleasant Townships in Adams County, Pennsylvania. It was a 98-foot-long (30 m), Burr Truss arch bridge with a metal roof constructed in 1899 by J.F. Socks. It crossed the South Branch of Conewago Creek and was one of 17 historic covered bridges in Adams, Cumberland, and Perry Counties when it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP).

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) in 1980, but was destroyed in an arson fire on June 14, 1985. The bridge was removed from the NRHP in 1986.

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved February 13, 2013. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Conewago Chapel Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved February 12, 2013.
3. "Conewago Chapel or Blue Spring, Adams County". Covered Spans of Yesteryear - www.lostbridges.org. Retrieved February 12, 2013.
4. "Arson fire destroys Blue Springs covered bridge". The Gettysburg Times. June 15, 1985. p. 1. Retrieved August 20, 2022 – via Newspapers.com.

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