The Buck Hill Covered Bridge, Eichelberger's Covered Bridge, or Abram Hess' Mill Bridge is a
burr arch-truss style
covered bridge
A covered bridge is a timber-truss bridge with a roof, decking, and siding, which in most covered bridges create an almost complete enclosure. The purpose of the covering is to protect the wooden structural members from the weather. Uncovered woo ...
located in
Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania
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,
United States
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. It is located on the Buck Hill Farm's pond on private property.
The bridge's
WGCB Number is 38-36-15.
In 1980 it was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic v ...
as structure number 80003528.
It is located on private property.
The bridge is one of only 3 covered bridges in the county with horizontal side boards.
History
The original build date and builder of the covered bridge is unknown. However, it was probably built around 1825 to provide access to Abram Hess's store. In 1844 the bridge was sold to
George Eichelberger. That same year the bridge was heavily damaged in a flood and had to be repaired.
It was rebuilt by
Theodore D. Cochran at a cost of
$799.
The bridge was moved, in 1966, to the Buck Hill Farm, a private farm located in
Warwick Township south of
Kissel Hill on
Pennsylvania Route 501
Pennsylvania Route 501 (PA 501) is a north–south state highway in south central Pennsylvania that runs for . Its southern terminus is at U.S. Route 222 (US 222) and PA 272 north of Lancaster, and its northern terminus is PA 895 southeast ...
.
The bridge spanned
Middle Creek.
See also
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List of covered bridges in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
The following is a list of covered bridges in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania USA. Lancaster County has the most covered bridges in Pennsylvania with 28 covered bridges. Parke County, Indiana has the most covered bridges of any county in the Un ...
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References
{{NRHP bridges
Bridges completed in 1825
Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Covered bridges in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Pedestrian bridges in Pennsylvania
Former road bridges in the United States
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