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Lancaster
County, Pennsylvania
(WGN
38-36-18) (WGCB PA-36-18) (1884) A single-span
Burr arch truss 113' 1 over the West Branch of the Octoraro Creek.
Located: On White Rock Road (TR 337) in White Rock, Pennsylvania,
between Little Britain and Colerain Townships, Pennsylvania. Directions:
From the jct. of Noble Road (SR 2009) and Kirkwood Pike (SR 472), 0.8
mile northeast of Kirkwood, Pennsylvania, go south on Noble Road (SR 2009)
for 1.5 miles to White Rock Road (TR 337). Turn left on White Road
Road (TR 337) and go 1.2 miles to the bridge. The first bridge was
built in 1847 and rebuilt in 1844 at a cost of $2,167. The bridge
has board and batten siding and is painted barn red on the sides and white
on the portals. It has two windows, one on either side, where the
road makes a “T” with TR 490. Placement of the
windows is probably meant to help people observe oncoming traffic.
One of the more noticeable features of this span is its upwardly curved
floor, known as a camber floor. The bridge was originally built this
way by John Russell. The bridge was destroyed by a wind and rain
storm in June 1884, and rebuilt with the same floor contour by Elias McMellen
in September 1884. According to the Statewide Covered Bridge Assessment,
the bridge has also been called the West Octoraro 2 Covered Bridge.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 10,
1980. (Oct 2004) |
