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Bucher's Mill Covered Bridge

Covered bridge · Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

A photograph of full side of the Bucher's Mill Covered Bridge. The bridge is located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Camera and Exposure Details:Camera: Niko
A photograph of full side of the Bucher's Mill Covered Bridge. The bridge is located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Camera and Exposure Details:Camera: Niko · Photo by and (c)2006 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man) / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5

Bucher's Mill Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, described in its record as bridge in Pennsylvania, United States. Pennsylvania has 231 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 32 of them in Lancaster County.

It was built in 1891, in the late 19th century, making it the 110th oldest of the 134 in Pennsylvania with a recorded construction date; it crosses Cocalico Creek.

Status check, 2026-11: Burr arch bridge built in 1891 by Elias McMellen and rebuilt by him after an 1892 flood. Sources give its length as 54, 64 or 66 ft, so no length is listed. Bucher's Mill Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 40.2081° N, 76.1347° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1891
CrossesCocalico Creek
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates40.20810, -76.13470

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Questions

Where is Bucher's Mill Covered Bridge?

Bucher's Mill Covered Bridge is in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, at 40.2081, -76.1347.

How many covered bridges are in Lancaster County?

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania has 32 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

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Facts marked "approximately" carry an uncertain date in the source. Text on this page is generated from the sources above; no encyclopedia prose is copied. Last updated 2026-11-05.