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Conewago Chapel Covered Bridge
Conewago Chapel Covered Bridge is located in Pennsylvania
Conewago Chapel Covered Bridge
Location in Pennsylvania
Conewago Chapel Covered Bridge is located in the United States
Conewago Chapel Covered Bridge
Location in the United States
Nearest city McSherrystown, Pennsylvania
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
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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.

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