Forry's Mill Covered Bridge

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates Template:Use American English Template:Infobox bridge The Forry's Mill Covered Bridge is the last covered bridge that spans Chiques Creek in West Hempfield in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States.<ref name="Bickel">Template:Cite web</ref> A county-owned and maintained bridge, its official designation is the Big Chiques #7 Bridge.<ref name="lancaster.pa.us">Template:Cite web</ref> (Chiques Creek was known as Chickies Creek until 2002).<ref name='usgs'>Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref name="lancaster.pa.us"/> 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 38-36-28.<ref name="McCain">Template:Cite web</ref> In 1980 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places as structure number 80003512.<ref name="register">Template:Cite web</ref> It is located at Template:Coord (40.06767, -76.47800).<ref name="Travis">Template:Cite web</ref>

Forry's Mill Covered Bridge is located in West Hempfield Township<ref name="padutch">Template:Cite web</ref> on Bridge Valley Road Template:Convert north of Pennsylvania route 23 Template:Convert east of Marietta,<ref name="Bickel"/> less than a mile away from Siegrist's Mill Covered Bridge.<ref name="padutch"/>

History

Forry's Mill Covered Bridge was originally built in 1869 by Elias McMellen<ref name="Bickel"/> for a cost of $2969. The bridge required repairs in 1925 to its sides and floor.<ref name="padutch"/>

Dimensions

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• Length: 91 feet Template:Convert span and Template:Convert total length<ref name="McCain"/>
• Width: Template:Convert clear deck and Template:Convert total width<ref name="McCain"/>
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Gallery

• Wide view of the side of the bridge
  Wide view of the side of the bridge
• A closeup of the side of the bridge
  A closeup of the side of the bridge
• One of the approaches to the bridge
  One of the approaches to the bridge
• Inside of the bridge showing the Burr arch truss design
  Inside of the bridge showing the Burr arch truss design
• The underside of the bridge
  The underside of the bridge
• A view of the bridge from the air
  A view of the bridge from the air
• A side view of the bridge from the air
  A side view of the bridge from the air

See also

• Burr arch truss
• List of Lancaster County covered bridges