Pine Grove Covered Bridge

Pine Grove Covered Bridge
Coordinates
Crosses	East Branch of Octoraro Creek
Locale	Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Characteristics
Design	Two span, double Burr arch truss
Total length	204 feet (62.2 m)
Width	15 feet (4.6 m)
History
Constructed by	Elias McMellen
Construction begin	1884

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 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 other two-span bridge, Herr's Mill Covered Bridge, is located on private property. 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. It is located at (39.7935, -76.04433).

History

The bridge was built in 1884 by Elias McMellen.

Dimensions

• Length: 198 feet (60.4 m) or 204 feet (62.2 m) total length. ^Note:
• Width: 15 feet (4.6 m) total width

Gallery

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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

Nearby covered bridges

• White Rock Forge Covered Bridge, about 4.4 miles (7.1 km) northwest on White Rock Road, via Asheville and King Pen Roads.

See also

• Burr arch truss
• List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania
• List of Lancaster County covered bridges

External links

• Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-586, "Pine Grove Bridge"