Bucher's Mill Covered Bridge

Bucher's Mill Covered Bridge
Butcher's Mill
Official name: Cocalico #2 Bridge
Country	United States
State	Pennsylvania
County	Lancaster
Township	East Cocalico
Road	T 955 (single lane)
Crosses	Cocalico Creek
Coordinates
Length	73 ft (22 m)
- Mainspan	55 m (180 ft)
Width	15 ft (5 m)
- Road width	13 ft (4 m)
Overhead Clearance	11.5 ft (4 m)
Builder	Elias McMellen
Design	Burr Arch Truss Bridge
Material	Wood
Built	1891
- Reconstructed	1997
Owned and Maintained by	Lancaster County
NBI Number	367210085505020
WGCB Number	38-36-12
NRHP Ref Number	80003514
Load	4 short tons (3.6 t)
Added to NRHP	December 11, 1980
MPS	Covered Bridges of Lancaster County TR
Location of Bucher's Mill Covered Bridge in Pennsylvania
Wikimedia Commons: Bucher's Mill Covered Bridge

The Bucher's Mill Covered Bridge or Butcher's Mill Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that spans Cocalico Creek in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. After the Landis Mill Covered Bridge, it is the second shortest covered bridge in the county. A county-owned and maintained bridge, its official designation is the Cocalico #2 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 the traditional white color.

The bridge's WGCB Number is 38-36-12. In 1980 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places as structure number 80003514. It is located at (40.20783, -76.134667) to the northeast of Ephrata, Pennsylvania off Pennsylvania Route 272 on Cocalico Creek Road.

History

The Bucher's Mill Covered Bridge was built in 1891^Note: by Elias McMellen, using single span, wooden, double Burr arch truss construction, at a cost of $1167. A year later, in 1892, the bridge was damaged heavily in a flood and was rebuilt by McMellen for $1025.

See also

• List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
• List of covered bridges in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
• National Register of Historic Places listings in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania