Zook's Mill Covered Bridge

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Use American English Template:Infobox bridge The Zook's Mill Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that spans Cocalico Creek in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. A county-owned and maintained bridge, its official designation is the Cocalico #7 Bridge.<ref name="lancaster.pa.us">Template:Cite web</ref> The bridge is also known as Wenger Covered Bridge or Rose Hill Covered Bridge. It is located west of Brownstown on T 797, near the Warwick and West Earl Townships.

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 red with white trim.

The bridge is 74 feet long and 13 feet three inches wide. It has a wooden burr type truss and was built in 1849 by Henry Zook. Unlike many other bridges in the county the bridge withstood Hurricane Agnes, despite being filled with Template:Frac feet of water. It is also known as the Wenger Covered Bridge, the Rose Hill Covered Bridge, and the Cocalico #7 Bridge.

The bridge's WGCB Number is 38-36-14. Added in 1980, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as structure number 80003508.<ref name="register">Template:Cite web</ref> It is located at Template:Coord (40.13017, -76.23183).<ref name="Travis">Template:Cite web</ref>

The bridge was featured in the 1978 film The Boys from Brazil.

Dimensions

• Length: 74 feet (22.6 m) span and Template:Convert total length
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Gallery

• File:Zook's Mill Covered Bridge Side View 3000px.jpg
• File:Zook's Mill Covered Bridge Three Quarters View 3000px.jpg
• File:Zook's Mill Covered Bridge Side Approach 3000px.jpg
• File:Zook's Mill Covered Bridge First Approach 3264px.jpg
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• File:Zook's Mill Covered Bridge Agnes Sign 3264px.jpg
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• File:Zook's Mill Covered Bridge Burr Arch Truss 3264px.jpg
• File:Zook's Mill Covered Bridge Steel Hanger Rods 3264px.jpg
• File:Zook's Mill Covered Bridge From Air - Nov 2020.jpeg

See also

• Burr arch truss
• List of Lancaster County covered bridges

References

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