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Length = 5960

Built: 1876 (Third bridge)

Photos by R.E. Henderson - Contributed by Bill Minic Bottom photo by Bill Minic

Location:

From Wrightsville in York County to Columbia in Lancaster County

Lancaster / YorkCo - PA

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	Map

The first bridge was finished in 1812 and was the longest covered wooden bridge ever built, extending 5,960 feet on 28 piers. This colossus was carried away by an ice jam in 1832. The second bridge was burned July 1863 by the local militia to prevent Confederate forces crossing the river. This replacement was being constructed around 1876 time frame and was destroyed by a severe windstorm in 1896.

The covered bridge idea was dropped after the third one in the picture was destroyed, a concrete and steel bridge built a few hundred yards downstream, circa 1930 (bottom picture) the old covered bridge piers can be seen, mostly tree covered at this time. This bridge is still in use.