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Bucher's Mill Covered Bridge

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- Mainspan
  
55 m (180 ft)

- Reconstructed
  
1997

Area
  
404.7 m²

Body of water
  
Added to NRHP
  
11 December 1980

- Road width
  
13 ft (4 m)

Opened
  
1891

Material
  
Wood

Builder
  
Bucher's Mill Covered Bridge

Address
  
80 Cocalico Creek Rd, Stevens, PA 17578, USA

Similar
  
Bitzer's Mill Covered Bridge, Landis Mill Covered Bridge, Red Run Covered Bridge, Buck Hill Farm Covered, Colemanville 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°12′28.2″N 76°8′4.8″W (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 1891Note: 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.

References

Bucher's Mill Covered Bridge Wikipedia


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