The Colemanville Covered Bridge is a

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 ...

that spans

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in Lancaster County,

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. After

Hunsecker's Mill Covered Bridge The Hunsecker's Mill Covered Bridge is a covered bridge located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The bridge has a single span, wooden, double Burr arch trusses design. The bridge, which spans the Conestoga River, is long, makin ...

, it is Lancaster County's second-longest single-span covered bridge still being used. It is also referred to as the Martic Forge Covered Bridge and Pequea #12 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 red with white trim. The bridge's WGCB Number is 38-36-26. In 1980 it was added to the

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as structure number 80003534. The bridge is located on Fox Hollow Road just south of Pennsylvania route 324 in

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. It is located at (39.898892, -76.342194).

History

The Colemanville Covered Bridge was originally built in 1856 by

James C. Carpenter James C. Carpenter was an American covered bridge builder in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. He is known to have built nine covered bridges, five of which still exist. Two of his bridges, Herr's Mill Covered Bridge and Colemanville Covered Bridg ...

at a cost of $2,244. After being damaged twice by

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ing, it was partially rebuilt in 1938 by Edmund Gardner and 1973 by David Esh. Lancaster county completely rebuilt the bridge in 1992 for $350,000. During the restoration process the bridge was raised by and moved west a few feet to protect it from damage in potential future flooding.

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Image:Colemanville Covered Bridge from the air-1.jpg, A view of the bridge from the air #1 Image:Colemanville Covered Bridge from the air-2.jpg, A view of the bridge from the air #2

References

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