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McCalls Ferry Covered Bridge

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and York County, Pennsylvania

Photo 

McCalls Ferry Covered Bridge

Picture from the Todd Clark Collection

BH Photo #534072

Map 

Description 

A massive structure built by Theodore Burr in 1815 lasted about 3 years when it was totally destroyed by an ice flow. Nothing was ever built in is place.

Some of this information from lostbridges.org

Facts 

Overview
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Susquehanna River on Long Abandoned Roadway
Location
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, and York County, Pennsylvania
Status
Destroyed by flooding not replaced
History
Built in 1815 by Theodore Burr; Destroyed by ice flows in 1818 and never replaced
Builder
- Theodore Burr of Torrington, Connecticut
Design
Double Burr arch-truss
Dimensions
Total length: 570.0 ft.
Deck width: 32.0 ft.
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.84459, -76.34931   (decimal degrees)
39°50'41" N, 76°20'58" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/384560/4411379 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 98707 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,081)
Built 1815 (6)
Built during 1810s (57)
Burr arch-truss (760)
Covered (2,775)
Destroyed by flood (753)
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (254)
Lost (30,024)
 Lost 1818 (2)
Lost during 1810s (8)
Pennsylvania (6,310)
Theodore Burr (8)
Through truss (17,885)
Total length 500-1000 feet (3,134)
Truss (36,793)
York County, Pennsylvania (166)

Update Log 

  • June 23, 2022: New photo from Stewart Edwin Beitler

Sources 

  • Stewart Edwin Beitler - stubear0430 [at] gmail [dot] com

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