Bucher's Mill Covered Bridge

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Bucher's Mill Covered Bridge
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Length 64 feet (19.5 meters)
Truss Type single span, double Burr arch truss
Built 1881
Builder Elias McMellen

Bucher's Mill Covered Bridge or Butcher's Mill Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that spans Cocalico Creek in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. After the Landis Mill Covered Bridge, it is the second shortest covered bridge in the county.[1] A county-owned and maintained bridge, its official designation is the Cocalico #2 Bridge.

The bridge has a single span, wooden, double Burr arch trusses design with the addition of steel hanger rods. The deck is made from oak planks.[2] It is painted red, the traditional color of Lancaster County covered bridges, on both the inside and outside. Both approaches to the bridge are painted in the traditional white color.

The bridge's WGCB Number is 38-36-12. In 1980 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places as structure number 80003514[3]. It is located at 40°12′28.2″N, 76°8′4.8″W (40.20783, -76.134667)[4] to the northeast of Ephrata, Pennsylvania off Pennsylvania route 272 on Cocalico Creek Road.

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[edit] History

The Bucher's Mill Covered Bridge was built in 1891Note: [5] by Elias McMellen, using single span, wooden, double Burr arch truss construction, at a cost of $1167. A year later, in 1892, the bridge was damaged heavily in a flood and was rebuilt by McMellen for $1025.[1]

[edit] Dimensions [2]

  • Length: 54 ft 0 in (16.5 m) span and 64 ft (19.5m) total length[6]
  • Width: 13 ft 3 in (4.0 m) clear deck and 15 feet (4.6 m) total width[6]
  • Clearance: 11 ft 6 in (3.5 m)
  • Under clearance: 10 ft 0 in (3.0 m)

[edit] Gallery

The side of the bridge visible from the main road (Pennsylvania Route 272)

A wider view of the same side

A closer view of the same side

The other side of the bridge

The inside of the bridge showing the burr truss

A closer look at the truss system

The bridge's identification sign

The approach to the bridge visible from the main road

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[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Bucher's Mill Covered Bridge. Lancaster County Pennsylvania Dutch Country Official Visitors Center. Pennsylvania Dutch Convention & Visitors Bureau (2006). Retrieved on 2006-07-07.
  2. ^ a b Bucher's Mill Covered Bridge. Lancaster County, PA Government Portal. County of Lancaster, Pennsylvania (2001-10-20). Retrieved on 2006-07-07.
  3. ^ PENNSYLVANIA - Lancaster County. National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved on 2007-03-20.
  4. ^ Travis, Dale. 38-36-12. Round Barns & Covered Bridges. Retrieved on 2006-08-08.
  5. ^ Note: McCain lists a build date of 1892.
  6. ^ a b Dr. Roger A. McCain. Butcher's Mill Bridge. A Guide to Old Covered Bridges of Southeastern Pennsylvania and nearby areas. Retrieved on 2006-08-03.