Pinetown Bushong's Covered Bridge Black And White

The Pinetown Bushong's Mill Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that spans the Conestoga River in Lancaster County, Pennsyvania.. A county-owned and... more

by Lisa Wooten

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Pinetown Bushong's Covered Bridge Black And White

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Lisa Wooten

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The Pinetown Bushong's Mill Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that spans the Conestoga River in Lancaster County, Pennsyvania.. A county-owned and maintained bridge, its official designation is the Big Conestoga #6 Bridge. The bridge is also known as Pinetown Covered Bridge, Nolte's Point Mill Bridge and Bushong's Mill 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 red with white trim, the length of the bridge is 133 feet and the width is 15 feet,

The bridge's was added in 1980 to the National Register of Historic Places as structure number 80003527. The structure is located on Township Route 620 just east of State Route 1029, approximately 0.5 mile southeast of Oregon, between Upper Leacock and Manheim townships.

The bridge was built in 1867 by Elias McMellen at a cost of $4,500. In 1972 it was destroyed as a result of flooding caused by Hurricane Agnes. Due to a tremendous response of area residents who signed a petition for its reconstruction, it was among the first covered bridges to be restored after Agnes. In the spring of 1973 the bridge was rebuilt by the nearby Amish. To prevent damage due to future flooding, they raised the bridge to 17 feet 6 inches (5.33 m) above the average water line. However, the bridge was closed after flood damage sustained due to Tropical Storm Lee in 2011. Wikipedia

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September 8th, 2016