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Zook's Mill Covered Bridge

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Official name
  
Cocalico #7 Bridge

Construction begin
  
1849

Total length
  
27 m

Bridge type
  
Burr Truss

Constructed by
  
Henry Zook

Opened
  
1849

Area
  
404.7 m²

Body of water
  
Cocalico Creek

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Design
  
single span, double Burr arch truss

Locale
  
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Similar
  
Pinetown Covered Bridge, Hunsecker's Mill Covered, Landis Mill Covered Bridge, Weaver's Mill Covered, Keller's Covered Bridge

The Zook's Mill Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that spans Cocalico Creek in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. A county-owned and maintained bridge, its official designation is the Cocalico #7 Bridge. The bridge is also known as Wenger Covered Bridge or Rose Hill Covered Bridge. It is located west of Brownstown on T 797, near the Warwick and West Earl Townships.

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 red with white trim.

The bridge is 74 feet long and 13 feet three inches wide. It has a wooden burr type truss and was built in 1849 by Henry Zook. Unlike many other bridges in the county the bridge withstood Hurricane Agnes, despite being filled with 6-and-a-half feet of water. It is also known as the Wenger Covered Bridge, the Rose Hill Covered Bridge, and the Cocalico #7 Bridge.

The bridge's WGCB Number is 38-36-14. Added in 1980, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as structure number 80003508. It is located at 40°7′48.6″N 76°13′54.6″W (40.13017, -76.23183).

The bridge was featured in the 1978 film The Boys from Brazil (film).

Dimensions

  • Length: 74 feet (22.6 m) span and 89 feet (27 m) total length
  • Width: 13 feet 3 inches (4.04 m) clear deck and 15 feet (4.6 m) total width
  • Overhead clearance: 11 feet 6 inches (3.51 m)
  • Underclearance: 9 feet 6 inches (2.90 m)
  • References

    Zook's Mill Covered Bridge Wikipedia