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The '''Pool Forge Covered Bridge''' is a [[covered bridge]] that spans the [[Conestoga River]] in [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Lancaster County]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[United States]]. The [[bridge]] is now on private property where it was once used as a storage barn before the owner added a road to receive vehicle traffic. | The '''Pool Forge Covered Bridge''' is a [[covered bridge]] that spans the [[Conestoga River]] in [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Lancaster County]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[United States]]. The [[bridge]] is now on private property where it was once used as a storage barn before the owner added a road to receive vehicle traffic. | ||
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| accessdate = 2006-08-08 }}</ref> | | accessdate = 2006-08-08 }}</ref><ref name=nrhpdoc>{{cite report|type=none|url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993209 |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS Pool Forge Covered Bridge|publisher=National Archives and Records Administration |author= Susan M. Zacher| date = July 1980| access-date=December 23, 2025 }} ({{NationalArchivesNote}})</ref> | ||
It is included in the [[Poole Forge]] historic district as a contributing structure.<ref name= | It is included in the [[Poole Forge]] historic district as a contributing structure.<ref name=nrhpdoc1>{{cite report|type=none|url=https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993255 |title=National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS Poole Forge|publisher=National Archives and Records Administration |author=Joan Fleckenstein| date= November 1992 | access-date=December 23, 2025 }} ({{NationalArchivesNote}})</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 21:42, 23 December 2025
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 Pool Forge Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that spans the Conestoga River in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The bridge is now on private property where it was once used as a storage barn before the owner added a road to receive vehicle traffic.
The bridge has a single span, wooden, double Burr arch trusses design with the addition of steel hanger rods. It is painted entirely red, the traditional color of Lancaster County covered bridges on the outside. The inside of the bridge is not painted. Both approaches to the bridge are painted in red without any of the traditional white paint.
The bridge's WGCB Number is 38-36-01. Added in 1980, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as structure number 80003510.[1] It is located at Script error: No such module "Coordinates". (40.12967, -75.97683).[2][3]
It is included in the Poole Forge historic district as a contributing structure.[4]
History
The bridge was built in 1859 by Levi Fink and Elias McMellen.
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Gallery
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A three-quarters view of the bridge
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Another three-quarters view showing the same bridge approach.
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One of the sides of the bridge
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The other side of the bridge
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The approach to the bridge closest to the main road
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The approach farthest away from the main road entrance
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The Burr arch truss design on the inside of the bridge
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A closer look at the Burr arch truss
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An example of the bridge's steel hanger rods
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The bridge's underside structure
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The underside of the bridge showing where the Burr arch meets the concrete bridge abutment. The concrete bridge in the background bypasses this bridge.
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An underside bridge joint showing the Burr arch truss design.
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A view from above as you approach the bridge
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A view from above
See also
References
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Further reading
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- Bridges completed in 1859
- Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Bridges over the Conestoga River
- Covered bridges in Lancaster 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