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The '''Lime Valley Covered Bridge''' or '''Strasburg Bridge''' is a [[covered bridge]] that spans [[Pequea Creek]] in [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Lancaster County]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[United States]].<ref name="Bickel">{{cite web
The '''Lime Valley Covered Bridge''' or '''Strasburg Bridge''' is a [[covered bridge]] that spans [[Pequea Creek]] in [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Lancaster County]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[United States]].<ref name="Bickel">{{cite web
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   | accessdate = 2007-03-20}}</ref>  It is located at {{coord|39|57|38.4|N|76|14|6|W|type:city}} (39.96067, -76.23500). The bridge is close to [[U.S. Route 222]] southeast of [[Willow Street, Pennsylvania|Willow Street]] in [[West Lampeter Township, Pennsylvania]]. From 222 the bridge is {{convert|0.35|mi|km}} east on Lime Valley Road, {{convert|0.3|mi|km}} south on South View Road, and {{convert|250|ft|m}} on Breneman Road.<ref name="padutch">{{cite web|title=Lime Valley Covered Bridge |work=Lancaster County Pennsylvania Dutch Country Official Visitors Center |publisher=Pennsylvania Dutch Convention & Visitors Bureau |year=2006 |url=http://www.padutchcountry.com/member_pages/lime_valley_covered_bridge.asp |accessdate=2006-07-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060317124524/http://www.padutchcountry.com/member_pages/lime_valley_covered_bridge.asp |archivedate=2006-03-17 }}</ref><ref name="Travis">{{cite web | author = Travis, Dale | title = 38-36-23 | work = Round Barns & Covered Bridges | url = http://www.dalejtravis.com/bridge/pennsylv/htm/3803623.htm | accessdate = 2006-08-08 }}</ref>
   | accessdate = 2007-03-20}}</ref>  It is located at {{coord|39|57|38.4|N|76|14|6|W|type:city}} (39.96067, -76.23500). The bridge is close to [[U.S. Route 222]] southeast of [[Willow Street, Pennsylvania|Willow Street]] in [[West Lampeter Township, Pennsylvania]]. From 222 the bridge is {{convert|0.35|mi|km}} east on Lime Valley Road, {{convert|0.3|mi|km}} south on South View Road, and {{convert|250|ft|m}} on Breneman Road.<ref name="padutch">{{cite web|title=Lime Valley Covered Bridge |work=Lancaster County Pennsylvania Dutch Country Official Visitors Center |publisher=Pennsylvania Dutch Convention & Visitors Bureau |year=2006 |url=http://www.padutchcountry.com/member_pages/lime_valley_covered_bridge.asp |accessdate=2006-07-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060317124524/http://www.padutchcountry.com/member_pages/lime_valley_covered_bridge.asp |archivedate=2006-03-17 }}</ref><ref name="Travis">{{cite web | author = Travis, Dale | title = 38-36-23 | work = Round Barns & Covered Bridges | url = http://www.dalejtravis.com/bridge/pennsylv/htm/3803623.htm | accessdate = 2006-08-08 }}</ref><ref name=nrhpdoc>{{cite report|type=none|url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993239|title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS Lime Valley Covered Bridge|publisher=National Archives and Records Administration |author= Susan M. Zacher| date = 1980| access-date=December 23, 2025 }} ({{NationalArchivesNote}})</ref>


== History ==
== History ==

Latest revision as of 21:28, 23 December 2025

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Use American English Script error: No such module "Infobox".Template:Template otherScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". The Lime Valley Covered Bridge or Strasburg Bridge is a covered bridge that spans Pequea Creek in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] A county-owned and maintained bridge, its official designation is the Pequea #8 Bridge.[2]

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 38-36-23. Added in 1980, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as structure number 80003535.[3] It is located at Script error: No such module "Coordinates". (39.96067, -76.23500). The bridge is close to U.S. Route 222 southeast of Willow Street in West Lampeter Township, Pennsylvania. From 222 the bridge is Script error: No such module "convert". east on Lime Valley Road, Script error: No such module "convert". south on South View Road, and Script error: No such module "convert". on Breneman Road.[4][5][6]

History

It was built in 1871 by either Joseph Cramer[4] or Elias McMellen[1][7] at a cost of $3,500. The bridge was a twin to another covered bridge built in 1857 by Silas Wolverton that was located Script error: No such module "convert". to the west of the Lime Valley Covered Bridge.[4]

Dimensions

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  • Length: 93 feet (28.3 m) span and Script error: No such module "convert". total length[1][7]
  • Width: 13 (4.0 m) clear deck and Script error: No such module "convert". total width[1][7]
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References

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