Editing White Rock Forge Covered Bridge

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{{Infobox bridge
|bridge_name   = White Rock Forge Covered Bridge
|native_name   = 
|image         = White Rock Forge Covered Bridge Side View 3000px.jpg
|image_size    = 300px
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|caption       = 
|official_name = West Octoraro #2 Bridge
|other_name    =
|carries       = 
|crosses       = 
|locale        = Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
|maint         = 
|id            = 
|designer      = 
|design        = single span, double [[Burr arch truss]]
|material      = 
|spans         = 
|pierswater    = 
|mainspan      = 
|length        = {{convert|103|ft|m|1}}
|width         = 
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|clearance     = 
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|builder       = John Russell and [[Elias McMellen]]
|begin         = 1847
|complete      = 
|open          = 
|rebuilt       = 1884
|coordinates   = {{coord|39.8247|-76.0900|type:landmark_region:US-PA|display=inline,title}}
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The '''White Rock Forge Covered Bridge''' or '''White Rock Covered Bridge''' is a [[covered bridge]] that spans the [[Octoraro Creek#West Branch Octoraro Creek|West Branch of the Octoraro Creek]] in southeast [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Lancaster County]], [[Pennsylvania]]. A county-owned and maintained bridge, its official designation is the '''West Octoraro #2 Bridge'''.<ref name="lancaster.pa.us">{{cite web
  | title = White Rock Forge 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=257001
  | accessdate = 2006-07-07 }}</ref> It was first built in 1847 by John Russell and [[Elias McMellen]], but the original was destroyed and last rebuilt in 1884.  The [[wooden burr]] bridge crosses the [[Octoraro Creek#West Branch Octoraro Creek|West Branch of the Octoraro Creek]]. It is 103 feet long and 13 feet wide.

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"/>  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 [[World Guide to Covered Bridges|WGCB]] Number is 38-36-18.  Added in 1980, it is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] as structure number 80003522.<ref name="register">{{cite web
  | title = PENNSYLVANIA  - Lancaster County
  | work = National Register of Historic Places
  | url = http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/PA/Lancaster/state4.html
  | accessdate = 2007-03-20}}</ref>  It is located at {{coord|39|49|28.8|N|76|5|24|W|type:city}} (39.82467, -76.09000).<ref name="Travis">{{cite web
  | author = Travis, Dale 
  | title = 38-36-18
  | work = Round Barns & Covered Bridges
  | date = 
  | url = http://www.dalejtravis.com/bridge/pennsylv/htm/3803618.htm
  | accessdate = 2006-08-08 }}</ref>

== Dimensions ==
*'''Length:''' 103 [[Foot (length)|feet]] (31.4 m) [[Span (architecture)|span]] and 110 feet (33.5 m) total length
*'''Width:''' 13 feet (4.0 m) clear deck and 15 feet (4.6 m) total width
*'''Overhead clearance:''' 12 feet (3.7 m)
*'''Underclearance:''' 13 feet (4.0 m)

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Image:White Rock Forge Covered Bridge Side View 3000px.jpg|White Rock Forge covered bridge
Image:White Rock Forge Covered Bridge Side 3008px.jpg|Side view of the bridge
Image:White Rock Forge Covered Bridge Side Window 3008px.jpg|Window in the side of the bridge
Image:White Rock Forge Covered Bridge Underside 2000px.jpg|Side view of the bridge showing its underside
Image:White Rock Forge Covered Bridge First Approach 2900px.jpg|One of the approaches to the bridge
Image:White Rock Forge Covered Bridge Second Approach 2950px.jpg|The other approach
Image:White Rock Forge Covered Bridge Inside 2048px.jpg|The inside of the bridge showing the Burr arch truss design
Image:White Rock Forge Covered Bridge Burr Arch Truss 2000px.jpg|Closeup of the Burr arch truss
</gallery>

== See also ==
*[[Burr truss|Burr arch truss]]
*[[List of Lancaster County covered bridges]]

== References ==
*{{cite web
  | author = McCain, Dr. Roger A.
  | title = White Rock Bridge
  | work = A Guide to Old Covered Bridges of Southeastern Pennsylvania and nearby areas
  | publisher = 
  | date = 
  | url = http://william-king.www.drexel.edu/top/bridge/CBWFB.html
  | accessdate = 2006-08-04}}
*{{cite web
  | title = White Rock Forge 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/white_rock_forge_covered_bridge.asp
  | accessdate = 2006-07-07 }}
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==External links==
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{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania}}
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[[Category:Covered bridges in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Bridges completed in 1847]]
[[Category:Bridges completed in 1884]]
[[Category:Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:1847 establishments in 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]]