{"nrhp_refnum":"79003182","name":"Fowlersville Covered Bridge","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"SR 19039","address_restricted":false,"city":"Fowlersville","county":"Columbia County","state":"PA","lat":41.055269631000044,"lon":-76.32720869699995,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1979-11-29","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Engineering","Transportation"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A covered bridge at Fowlersville in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, 40 feet long with a clearance of 10.6 feet, built in the queen post truss design.","why_significant":"The nomination argues the bridge is significant for engineering and transportation. Covered bridges in Columbia County are described as unique in their design and engineering, since none have been built there in the last half century. The bridge served the growing towns and the farming, saw mill and grist mill economy that needed transport links between them.","narrative":"Fowlersville Covered Bridge is a 40-foot covered span near Fowlersville in Columbia County, Pennsylvania, with a clearance of 10.6 feet. It uses the queen post truss, a design suited to longer spans in the county, where the local bridges are built in several types including the King Post, Warren Truss, Theodore Burr and Howe Truss. The roof is corrugated galvanized steel laid over wooden ribbing fixed to the rafters. The walls are board and batten, with some sections being repaired using plain vertical boards. The floor is horizontal boards carrying two runways, and the understructure has been strengthened with steel beams. Builder Charles King is named as the bridge's builder. The bridge is significant for its engineering and its role in transportation, linking towns with the farm, saw mill and grist mill activity that depended on road and bridge access. Covered bridges of this kind are described as rare locally, since none have been built in the county for about fifty years.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Charles King (builder)","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Repairs are underway on some wall areas, and steel beams and concrete supports have been added to the undergriding and abutments.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:32.988802-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/79003182.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003182/94e18dd7b2-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/79003182/94e18dd7b2-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 3.0","author":"JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FOWLERSVILLE_COVERED_BRIDGE,_COLUMBIA_CO._PENNSYLVANIA.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">JERRYE AND ROY KLOTZ MD</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 3.0</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FOWLERSVILLE_COVERED_BRIDGE,_COLUMBIA_CO._PENNSYLVANIA.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71992826","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fowlersville_Covered_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5476455"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/columbia-county/fowlersville-covered-bridge-79003182/"}