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The '''Pine Grove Covered Bridge''' is a [[covered bridge]] that spans the [[Octoraro Creek#East Branch Octoraro Creek|East Branch of Octoraro Creek]] on the border between [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Lancaster County]] and [[Chester County, Pennsylvania|Chester County]] in [[Pennsylvania]], [[United States]]. It is the longest covered bridge in Lancaster County. The bridge was built in 1884 by [[Elias McMellen]]. | The '''Pine Grove Covered Bridge''' is a [[covered bridge]] that spans the [[Octoraro Creek#East Branch Octoraro Creek|East Branch of Octoraro Creek]] on the border between [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Lancaster County]] and [[Chester County, Pennsylvania|Chester County]] in [[Pennsylvania]], [[United States]]. It is the longest covered bridge in Lancaster County. The bridge was built in 1884 by [[Elias McMellen]].<ref name=nrhpdoc>{{cite report|type=none|url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993301 |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS Pine Grove Covered Bridge|publisher=National Archives and Records Administration |author= Susan M. Zacher| date = July 1980| access-date=December 15, 2025 }} ({{NationalArchivesNote}})</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 14:07, 15 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 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 was built in 1884 by Elias McMellen.[1]
Background
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 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.[2] It is located at Script error: No such module "Coordinates". (39.7935, -76.04433).[3]
Nearby covered bridges
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- White Rock Forge Covered Bridge, about Script error: No such module "convert". northwest on White Rock Road, via Asheville and King Pen Roads.
Gallery
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Far away view from above
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Wide view
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Three-quarters view
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Inside of the bridge showing the double span Burr arch truss
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A closeup view of one of the arches
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View of interior double arch
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View from above and to the side
See also
- Burr arch truss
- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania
- List of Lancaster County covered bridges
References
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Bibliography
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External links
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- Covered bridges in Chester County, Pennsylvania
- Covered bridges in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
- Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Bridges completed in 1884
- Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Chester County, Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
- Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Wooden bridges in Pennsylvania
- Burr Truss bridges in the United States