The Lime Valley Covered Bridge or Strasburg Bridge is a
covered bridge that spans
Pequea Creek in
Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania,
United States.
A county-owned and maintained bridge, its official designation is the Pequea #8 Bridge.
The bridge has a single span, wooden, double
Burr arch truss
The Burr Arch Truss—or, simply, Burr Truss or Burr Arch—is a combination of an arch and a ''multiple kingpost'' truss design. It was invented in 1804 by Theodore Burr, patented on April 3, 1817, and used in bridges, usually covered bridge ...
es 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 38-36-23. Added in 1980, it is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places as structure number 80003535.
It is located at (39.96067, -76.23500). The bridge is close to
U.S. Route 222 southeast of
Willow Street in
West Lampeter Township, Pennsylvania. From 222 the bridge is east on Lime Valley Road, south on South View Road, and on Breneman Road.
History
It was built in 1871 by either Joseph Cramer
or
Elias McMellen at a cost of
$3,500. The bridge was a twin to another covered bridge built in 1857 by Silas Wolverton that was located to the west of the Lime Valley Covered Bridge.
Dimensions
*Length: 93
feet (28.3 m)
span
Span may refer to:
Science, technology and engineering
* Span (unit), the width of a human hand
* Span (engineering), a section between two intermediate supports
* Wingspan, the distance between the wingtips of a bird or aircraft
* Sorbitan es ...
and total length
*Width: 13 (4.0 m) clear deck and total width
*Overhead clearance:
*Underclearance:
Gallery
Image:Lime Valley Covered Bridge Three Quarters View 3008px.jpg, Three quarters view
Image:Lime Valley Covered Bridge Side View 3000px.jpg, Side view
Image:Lime Valley Covered Bridge Inside 3008px.jpg, Inside view of the Burr arch truss
The Burr Arch Truss—or, simply, Burr Truss or Burr Arch—is a combination of an arch and a ''multiple kingpost'' truss design. It was invented in 1804 by Theodore Burr, patented on April 3, 1817, and used in bridges, usually covered bridge ...
design
Image:Lime Valley Covered Bridge from the air-1.jpg, Three quarters view from the air
Image:Lime Valley Covered Bridge from the air-2.jpg, Side view from the air
See also
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Burr arch truss
The Burr Arch Truss—or, simply, Burr Truss or Burr Arch—is a combination of an arch and a ''multiple kingpost'' truss design. It was invented in 1804 by Theodore Burr, patented on April 3, 1817, and used in bridges, usually covered bridge ...
*
List of Lancaster County covered bridges
References
{{NRHP bridges
Bridges completed in 1871
Covered bridges in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
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