Pine Grove Covered Bridge

Pine Grove Covered Bridge
Coordinates 39°47′37″N 76°02′41″W / 39.79361°N 76.04472°WCoordinates: 39°47′37″N 76°02′41″W / 39.79361°N 76.04472°W
Crosses East Branch of Octoraro Creek
Locale Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Characteristics
Design Two span, double Burr arch truss
Total length 204 feet (62.2 m)
Width 15 feet (4.6 m)
History
Constructed by Elias McMellen
Construction begin 1884

The Pine Grove Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that spans the East Branch of Octoraro Creek on the border between Lancaster County and Chester County in Pennsylvania, United States. It is the longest covered bridge in Lancaster County.

The bridge has a two-span, wooden, double Burr arch truss design with the addition of steel hanger rods. It is the only two-span covered bridge still in use. The other two-span bridge, Herr's Mill Covered Bridge, is located on private property. The bridge's deck is made from oak planks. It is painted red, the traditional color of Lancaster County covered bridges on the outside, but is not painted on the inside. Both approaches to the bridge are painted in the traditional white color.

The bridge's WGCB Number is 38-15-22/38-36-41. Added in 1980, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as structure number 80003521.[1] It is located at 39°47′36.6″N 76°2′39.6″W / 39.793500°N 76.044333°W (39.7935, -76.04433).[2]

History

The bridge was built in 1884 by Elias McMellen.

Dimensions

Gallery

Nearby covered bridges

Baumgardener's Covered Bridge Bitzer's Mill Covered Bridge Bucher's Mill Covered Bridge Colemanville Covered Bridge Erb's Covered Bridge Forry's Mill Covered Bridge Herr'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 Pool Forge Covered Bridge Red Run Covered Bridge Schenck's Mill 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
Map of the 29 existing covered bridges as of October, 2006 (clickable)

See also

Notes

  1. ↑ "PENNSYLVANIA - Lancaster County". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
  2. ↑ Travis, Dale. "38-15-22/38-36-41". Round Barns & Covered Bridges. Retrieved 2006-08-08.
  3. ↑ McCain cites the length as 198 feet while the county's visitor's guide cites the length as 204 feet.

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