Bucher's Mill Covered Bridge

The Bucher's Mill Covered Bridge or Butcher's Mill Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that spans Cocalico Creek in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. After the Landis Mill Covered Bridge, it is the second shortest covered bridge in the county.<ref name="padutch">Template:Cite web</ref> A county-owned and maintained bridge, its official designation is the Cocalico #2 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.<ref name="lancaster.pa.us">Template:Cite web</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 in the traditional white color.

The bridge's WGCB Number is 38-36-12. In 1980 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places as structure number 80003514.<ref name="register">Template:Cite web</ref> It is located at Template:Coord (40.20783, -76.134667)<ref name="Travis">Template:Cite web</ref> to the northeast of Ephrata, Pennsylvania off Pennsylvania Route 272 on Cocalico Creek Road.

History

The Bucher's Mill Covered Bridge was built in 1891^Note: <ref name="history">Note: McCain lists a build date of 1892.</ref> by Elias McMellen, using single span, wooden, double Burr arch truss construction, at a cost of $1167. A year later, in 1892, the bridge was damaged heavily in a flood and was rebuilt by McMellen for $1025.<ref name="padutch"/> At only 64 feet long, it is one of the shortest covered bridges in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.

Gallery

• View of bridge from the road
  View of bridge from the road
• View of bridge from the air
  View of bridge from the air

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