Forry's Mill Covered Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Forry's Mill Covered Bridge
Official Name:Big Chiques #7 Bridge
Locale:Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Design:single span, double Burr arch truss
Length:103feet
Builder:Elias McMellen
Begin:1869
Coordinates:40.0665°N -76.4781°W

The Forry's Mill Covered Bridge is the last covered bridge that spans Chiques Creek in West Hempfield in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] A county-owned and maintained bridge, its official designation is the Big Chiques #7 Bridge.[2] (Chiques Creek was known as Chickies Creek until 2002).[3]

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.[2] 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.[4] In 1980 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places as structure number 80003512.[5] It is located at 40.0677°N -76.478°W (40.06767, -76.47800).[6]

Forry's Mill Covered Bridge is located in West Hempfield Township[7] on Bridge Valley Road 0.4km (00.2miles) north of Pennsylvania route 23 5.5km (03.4miles) east of Marietta,[1] less than a mile away from the former site of the Siegrist's Mill Covered Bridge.[7]

History

Forry's Mill Covered Bridge was originally built in 1869 by Elias McMellen[1] for a cost of $2969. The bridge required repairs in 1925 to its sides and floor.[7]

Dimensions

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See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bickel, Hank . Forry Mill Bridge . Covered Bridges of the Northeast USA . 2005-06-23 . 2006-08-04 .
  2. Web site: Forry's Mill Covered Bridge . Lancaster County, PA Government Portal . County of Lancaster, Pennsylvania . 2001-10-30 . 2006-07-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20070927000041/http://www.co.lancaster.pa.us/lanco/cwp/view.asp?a=15&q=394012 . 2007-09-27 . dead .
  3. Web site: Geographic Names Information System . United States Geological Survey . United States Geological Survey . August 30, 1990. [{{Gnis3|1171772}} Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report: Chiques Creek ]. 2006-09-05.
  4. Web site: Dr. Roger A. McCain . Forry's Mill Bridge . A Guide to Old Covered Bridges of Southeastern Pennsylvania and nearby areas . 2006-08-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060909135238/http://william-king.www.drexel.edu/top/bridge/CBForry.html . 2006-09-09 . dead .
  5. Web site: PENNSYLVANIA - Lancaster County . National Register of Historic Places . 2007-03-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303174902/http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/PA/Lancaster/state2.html . 2016-03-03 . dead .
  6. Web site: Travis, Dale . 38-36-28 . Round Barns & Covered Bridges . 2006-08-08 .
  7. Web site: Forry's Mill Covered Bridge . Lancaster County Pennsylvania Dutch Country Official Visitors Center . Pennsylvania Dutch Convention & Visitors Bureau . 2006 . 2006-07-07 .

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