The Theodore Burr Covered Bridge Society of Pa., Inc. Special Events Page

SAFARI INFORMATION

Our 2025 Covered Bridge Safari will be in West Virginia and Virginia on September 20-22. Your safari leaders will be Jim and Gloria Smedley. Our headquarters will be at the Quality Inn in Lewisburg, WV on Friday & Saturday nights and Super 8 Motel in Bridgeport, WV for Sunday night.

Reservation Information:

Friday night, SEPTEMBER 19 and Saturday night, SEPTEMBER 20, 2025. Quality Inn, 178 Coleman Drive, Lewisburg, WV 24901. Discounted Rate: (includes taxes) $132.21 per night ($264.42 for two nights) 1 Queen bed, 1 King bed or 2 Double beds are all available, same price. You must call the motel directly to get the discounted rate. Call 304-992-7390. Tell the motel clerk you are with the Covered Bridge Society to receive the discounted rate. A full refund will be given for cancellation up to one week before the first night.

Sunday night, SEPTEMBER 21, 2025. Super 8 Motel by Wyndham (recently renovated), 108 Barnetts Run Road, Bridgeport, WV 26330. Discounted Rate: (includes taxes) $66.08. 1 King Bed or 2 Queen Beds are both available, same price. You must call the motel directly to get the discounted rate. Call 304-842-7381. Tell the motel clerk you are with the Covered Bridge Society to receive the discounted rate. A full refund will be given for cancellation up to two days before the first night.

The safari will conclude about noon on Monday, September 22nd, near Morgantown, WV. Details about the bridges we will visit will be provided later. A t-shirt order form will be included in the June newsletter. Contact info: Home 717-800-8435; Jim's cell 443-791-3322; Gloria's cell 410-733-5337. Or email Jim at jbsmedley@comcast.net or Gloria at gjsmedley@comcast.net.

**************************************************************************************** Our 2024 Safari to Western Pennsylvania was held on September 14-15, 2024. We visited 10 bridges in Washington County and 6 in Greene County. 42 members attended the two-day safari. Our Safari was led by Bob and Judy Kuether and Tim and Connie McLaughlin.

Top Group photo below taken at Brownlee/Stout Bridge in Washington County. Bottom Group photo taken at White Bridge in Greene County. Photos taken by Jim Smedley.

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Our 2023 Safari to Northern Vermont was held on September 23-25. We visited 30 bridges. The Safari was a joint effort by the TBCBSP and the NSPCB. 77 people from 10 states attended the three-day safari. Our Safari was lead by Jim & Gloria Smedley and Bill & Jenn Caswell.

Top photo shown below is of Group A at Morgan Bridge taken by Jim Smedley. Middle photo is of Group B at Morgan Bridge taken by Bob Watts. Bottom photo shows both Groups A & B after lunch at Saint Isidore Parish Hall taken by Bob Watts.

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Our 2022 Safari to Bucks County, PA was held on August 20-21. We visited all 12 covered bridges in Bucks County & Green Sergeants Bridge in NJ. We also visited Ralph Stover State Park Pony Truss Bridge and the Tohickon Creek Aqueduct Bridge.

Our Safari was led by Tim and Connie McLaughlin.

Photo directly below was taken at Cabin Run Bridge. Bottom photo was taken at Schofield Ford Bridge.

Both photos taken by Jim Smedley.

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Our Society also conducts one-day safaris. Below is a list of recently held one-day safaris.

See Special Events Page for Group Photos

May 20, 2023, Juniata, Dauphin and northern Perry counties

May 21, 2022 Northwest Lancaster County

June 19, 2021 Northeast Lancaster County

October 17, 2020 Southeast Lancaster County

March 16, 2019 Thomas Mill Bridge in Philadelphia County

April 6, 2019 Berks County bridges

July 20, 2019 Union County

August 17, 2019 Lehigh and Northampton counties

September 22, 2019 Adams County & Bowmansdale Bridge in York County

October 19, 2019 Perry County

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Our 2021 Safari was held on August 28-30 in southeast Ohio. We visited 18 bridges in 4 counties.

Jim and Gloria Smedley led our safari.

Photo directly below was taken at Manchester Bridge in Noble County. Bottom photo was taken at Barkhurst Mill Bridge in Morgan County. Both photos taken by Jim Smedley.

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Our 2019 Safari was held on May 31-June 2 in Columbia and surrounding counties in Pennsylvania. We visited 28 authentic bridges in Columbia, Northumberland, Montour and Dauphin counties. Bob & Judy Kuether led our safari.

2019 Safari photo below at Stillwater Bridge in Columbia County, PA on June 1st courtesy Thomas E. Walczak

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Our 2018 Safari was held on June 9-10 in Preble and Greene counties of western Ohio. We visited all 14 authentic covered bridges in these two counties in additon to Black/Pugh's Mill Bridge in Butler County, Germantown Bridge in Montgomery County and Clifton Mill and bridge in Greene county. Tom Walczak led our Safari.

2018 Safari photo below at Roberts Bridge in Preble County, Ohio, June 9th courtesy Thomas E. Walczak

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Our 2017 Safari was held June 3-5 in Bedford and Somerset counties, Pennsylvania. We visited 21 authentic covered bridges and 2 non-authentic bridges and also visited the Flight 93 site near Shanksville, PA. Ray Finkelstein and his wife Linda led our group during our three-day, very successful safari. Fifty members and guests attended the safari, most of them for all three days.

2017 Safari photo below at Dr. Knisley Bridge in Bedford Sounty, Pennsylvania, June 3rd courtesy Thomas E. Walczak

2017 Safari photo above at King's Bridge in Somerset County, Pennsylvania, June 4th courtesy Thomas E. Walczak