Editing Colemanville Covered Bridge

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| name                = Colemanville Covered Bridge
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| official_name       = Pequea #12 Bridge
| other_name          = Martic Forge
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| caption             = Wide view of the side of the bridge
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| locale              = [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Lancaster]], Pennsylvania, United States
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| carries             = T412 / T398
| crosses             = [[Pequea Creek]]
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| maint               = [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Lancaster County]] 
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| id                  = 367224040815120
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| builder             = James C. Carpenter 
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| built               = 1856
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 | added                = December 11, 1980
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 | refnum               = 80003534
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 | mpsub                = Covered Bridges of Lancaster County TR
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The '''Colemanville Covered Bridge''' is a [[covered bridge]] that spans [[Pequea Creek]] in [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Lancaster County]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[United States]]. After [[Hunsecker's Mill Covered Bridge]], it is Lancaster County's second-longest single-span covered bridge still being used.<ref name="padutch">{{cite web
  | title = Colemanville Covered Bridge
  | work = Lancaster County Pennsylvania Dutch Country Official Visitors Center
  | publisher = Pennsylvania Dutch Convention & Visitors Bureau
  | year = 2006
  | url = http://www.padutchcountry.com/member_pages/colemanville_covered_bridge.asp
  | accessdate = 2006-07-07
  | url-status = dead
  | archiveurl = https://web.archive.org/web/20060317124006/http://www.padutchcountry.com/member_pages/colemanville_covered_bridge.asp
  | archivedate = 2006-03-17
  }}</ref>  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 truss]]es design with the addition of steel hanger rods.  The deck is made from oak planks.<ref name="lancaster.pa.us">{{cite web
 |title        = Colemanville Covered Bridge
 |work         = Lancaster County, PA Government Portal
 |publisher    = County of Lancaster, Pennsylvania
 |date         = 2001-10-20
 |url          = http://www.co.lancaster.pa.us/lanco/cwp/view.asp?a=15&q=256812
 |accessdate   = 2006-07-07
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20061006225231/http://www.co.lancaster.pa.us/lanco/cwp/view.asp?A=15&Q=256812
 |archive-date = 2006-10-06
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref>  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 [[World Guide to Covered Bridges|WGCB]] Number is 38-36-26.<ref name="guide">{{cite web
 |author       = Dr. Roger A. McCain
 |title        = Colemanville Bridge
 |work         = A Guide to Old Covered Bridges of Southeastern Pennsylvania and nearby areas
 |url          = http://william-king.www.drexel.edu/top/bridge/CBCole.html
 |accessdate   = 2006-08-03
 |archive-url  = https://web.archive.org/web/20060907092054/http://william-king.www.drexel.edu/top/bridge/CBCole.html
 |archive-date = 2006-09-07
 |url-status     = dead
}}</ref>  In 1980 it was added to the [[National Register of Historic Places]] as structure number 80003534.<ref name="register">{{cite web
  | title = PENNSYLVANIA - Lancaster County
  | work = National Register of Historic Places
  | url = http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/PA/Lancaster/state.html
  | accessdate = 2007-03-20}}</ref>
The bridge is located on Fox Hollow Road just south of Pennsylvania route 324 in [[Martic Township, Pennsylvania]].<ref name="padutch"/>  It is located at {{coord|39|53|56.01|N|76|20|31.90|W|type:city}} (39.898892, -76.342194).

== History ==
The Colemanville Covered Bridge was originally built in 1856 by [[James C. Carpenter]] at a cost of [[United States dollar|$]]2,244.  After being damaged twice by [[flood]]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 {{convert|6|ft}} and moved west a few feet to protect it from damage in potential future flooding.<ref name="padutch"/>

== Gallery ==
{{Commons category|Colemanville's Covered Bridge}}
<gallery>
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
</gallery>

==See also==
* [[List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania]]
* [[List of covered bridges in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania]]
* [[National Register of Historic Places listings in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania]]

== References ==
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{{commons category|Colemanville Covered Bridge}}

{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania}}
{{NRHP bridges}}

[[Category:Bridges completed in 1856]]
[[Category:Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Covered bridges in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Wooden bridges in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Burr Truss bridges in the United States]]