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Bucher's Mill Covered Bridge

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Overview

Photo taken by Jack Schmidt

Map 

Facts 

Overview
Covered bridge over Cocalico Creek on Cocalico Creek Road in Reamstown
Location
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1891
Design
Covered Burr arch-truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 54.1 ft.
Total length: 55.1 ft.
Deck width: 13.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 11.5 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 11, 1980
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.20783, -76.13450   (decimal degrees)
40°12'28" N, 76°08'04" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/403452/4451442 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Ephrata
Inventory numbers
NRHP 80003514 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
WGCB 38-36-12 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
PA 36 7210 0855 0502 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
BH 31080 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 06/2006)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 18.9 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2006)
150

Update Log 

  • June 14, 2011: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: Corrected typo in name
  • May 10, 2009: New photos from Brian McKee
  • March 5, 2007: Posted photos from Jack Schmidt

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Comments 

Butcher's Mill Covered Bridge
Posted December 22, 2009, by Harold Scudder (hlscudder [at] cablespeed [dot] com)

The correct spelling of the name of this bridge is; Bucher's.