Pinetown Bushong's Mill Covered Bridge

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Use American English Template:Main otherTemplate:Template otherTemplate:Main other The Pinetown Bushong's Mill Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that spans the Conestoga River in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. A county-owned and maintained bridge, its official designation is the Big Conestoga #6 Bridge. The bridge is also known as Pinetown Covered Bridge, Nolte's Point Mill Bridge and Bushong's Mill 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. 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 red with white trim.

The bridge's WGCB Number is 38-36-05. Added in 1980, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as structure number 80003527. It is located at Template:Coord (40.10533, -76.24817).

Lititz Run joins the Conestoga River at this site.

History

The bridge was built in 1867 by Elias McMellen at a cost of $4,500. In 1972 it was destroyed as a result of flooding caused by Hurricane Agnes. Due to a tremendous response of area residents who signed a petition for its reconstruction, it was among the first covered bridges to be restored after Agnes. In the spring of 1973 the bridge was rebuilt by the nearby Amish. To prevent damage due to future flooding, they raised the bridge to Template:Convert above the average water line. However, the bridge was closed after flood damage sustained due to Tropical Storm Lee in 2011. The bridge was reopened in January 2014.

Dimensions

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Gallery

• A view of the bridge from the side
  A view of the bridge from the side
• One of the approaches to the bridge
  One of the approaches to the bridge
• The inside of the bridge showing the Burr arch truss
  The inside of the bridge showing the Burr arch truss
• A view from inside of the window on the side of the bridge
  A view from inside of the window on the side of the bridge

See also

• Burr arch truss
• List of crossings of the Conestoga River
• List of Lancaster County covered bridges

External links

• Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. PA-319, "Leaman Rifle Works Bridge, Spanning Conestoga Creek, Pinetown, Lancaster County, PA", 2 measured drawings, supplemental material