List of Lancaster County covered bridges

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The following is a list of covered bridges in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania USA. Covered bridges in Lancaster County are important as a tourist attraction. They are often visited in the form of covered bridge driving tours. More covered bridges are located in the county than anywhere else in North America.

[edit] Existing bridges

Baumgardener's Covered Bridge Bitzer's Mill Covered Bridge Bucher's Mill Covered Bridge Buck Hill Farm Covered Bridge Colemanville Covered Bridge Erb's Covered Bridge Forry's Mill Covered Bridge Herr's Mill Covered Bridge Hunsecker's Mill Covered Bridge Jackson's Sawmill Covered Bridge Kauffman's Distillery Covered Bridge Keller's Mill Covered Bridge Kurtz's Mill Covered Bridge Landis Mill Covered Bridge Leaman's Place Covered Bridge

Lime Valley Covered Bridge Mercer's Mill Covered Bridge* Neff's Mill Covered Bridge Pine Grove Covered Bridge* Pinetown Bushong's Mill Covered Bridge Pool Forge Covered Bridge Red Run Covered Bridge Schenck's Mill Covered Bridge Shearer's Covered Bridge Siegrist's Mill Covered Bridge Weaver's Mill Covered Bridge White Rock Forge Covered Bridge Willow Hill Covered Bridge Zook's Mill Covered Bridge

*Bridge is on the border between Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and Chester County, Pennsylvania.

[edit] Old bridges

• Bellbank Covered Bridge* (burnt in 1979)
• Daniel Good's Fording Covered Bridge (Used to make Willow Hill Covered Bridge in 1962)
• Miller's Farm Covered Bridge (Used to make Willow Hill Covered Bridge in 1962)
• Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge** - Created in the 1820s, burnt during the American civil war in July 1863. It was the longest covered bridge in the world (over a mile and a quarter in length).
• Risser's Mill Covered Bridge (burnt on July 8, 2002)

*Bridge was on the border between Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and Chester County, Pennsylvania.
**Bridge was on the border between Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and York County, Pennsylvania.

[edit] References

• Bickel, Hank (2001-11-09). Pennsylvania Covered Bridges. Covered Bridges of the Northeast USA. Retrieved on 2006-08-03.
• Covered Bridges. Pennsylvania Dutch Country Welcome Center. Action Video, Inc. (2005). Retrieved on 2006-09-26.
• McCain, Dr. Roger A.. Covered Bridges by County and State. A Guide to Old Covered Bridges of Southeastern Pennsylvania and nearby areas. Retrieved on 2006-08-03.
• Our World: Covered Bridges. Lancaster County Pennsylvania Dutch Country Official Visitors Center. Pennsylvania Dutch Convention & Visitors Bureau (2006). Retrieved on 2006-07-07.
• The Covered Bridges of Lancaster County. Lancaster County, PA Government Portal. County of Lancaster, Pennsylvania (2001-11-09). Retrieved on 2006-07-07.
• Travis, Dale. Pennsylvania by County. Round Barns & Covered Bridges. Retrieved on 2006-08-07.