The Forry's Mill Covered Bridge is the last
covered bridge
A covered bridge is a timber-truss bridge with a roof, decking, and siding, which in most covered bridges create an almost complete enclosure. The purpose of the covering is to protect the wooden structural members from the weather. Uncovered woo ...
that spans
Chiques Creek
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in
West Hempfield in
Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania
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,
United States
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.
A county-owned and maintained bridge, its official designation is the Big Chiques #7 Bridge.
(''Chiques Creek'' was known as ''Chickies Creek'' until 2002).
The bridge has a single span, wooden, double
Burr arch truss
Burr may refer to:
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*Cape Burr, a headland in South Australia
*Mount Burr, South Australia, a town and mountain in South Australia
United States
*Burr, Minnesota, an unincorporated community
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es design with the addition of steel hanger rods. The deck is made from oak planks.
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 38-36-28.
In 1980 it was added to the
National Register of Historic Places
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as structure number 80003512.
It is located at (40.06767, -76.47800).
Forry's Mill Covered Bridge is located in
West Hempfield Township on Bridge Valley Road north of
Pennsylvania
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route 23 east of
Marietta,
less than a mile away from
Siegrist's Mill Covered Bridge
The Siegrist's Mill Covered Bridge is an , Burr Arch Truss covered bridge over Chiques Creek between Rapho and West Hempfield townships, Lancaster County in U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Owned and maintained by the county, its official designat ...
.
History
Forry's Mill Covered Bridge was originally built in 1869 by
Elias McMellen for a cost of
$2969. The bridge required repairs in 1925 to its sides and floor.
Dimensions
*Length: 91
feet
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span and total length
*Width: clear deck and total width
*Overhead clearance:
*Underclearance:
Gallery
Image:Forry's Mill Covered Bridge Wide Angle Side View 3000px.jpg, Wide view of the side of the bridge
Image:Forry's Mill Covered Bridge Side 2800px.jpg, A closeup of the side of the bridge
Image:Forry's Mill Covered Bridge Approach 2800px.jpg, One of the approaches to the bridge
Image:Forry's Mill Covered Bridge Inside 3000px.jpg, Inside of the bridge showing the Burr arch truss
Burr may refer to:
Places Australia
*Cape Burr, a headland in South Australia
*Mount Burr, South Australia, a town and mountain in South Australia
United States
*Burr, Minnesota, an unincorporated community
*Burr, Missouri, an unincorporated comm ...
design
Image:Forry's Mill Covered Bridge Underside 2980px.jpg, The underside of the bridge
Image:Forry's Mill Covered Bridge from the air-1.jpg, A view of the bridge from the air
Image:Forry's Mill Covered Bridge from the air-2.jpg, A side view of the bridge from the air
See also
*
Burr arch truss
Burr may refer to:
Places Australia
*Cape Burr, a headland in South Australia
*Mount Burr, South Australia, a town and mountain in South Australia
United States
*Burr, Minnesota, an unincorporated community
*Burr, Missouri, an unincorporated comm ...
*
List of Lancaster County covered bridges
References
{{NRHP bridges
Covered bridges in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Bridges completed in 1869
Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
1869 establishments in Pennsylvania
National Register of Historic Places in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Wooden bridges in Pennsylvania
Burr Truss bridges in the United States