WayfarrowErb's Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Erb's Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania has 231 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 32 of them in Lancaster County.
It was built in 1887, in the late 19th century, making it the 97th oldest of the 134 in Pennsylvania with a recorded construction date; it crosses Hammer Creek.
Status check, 2026-11: The first bridge was built in 1849 and rebuilt in 1887. It is still open to one-lane traffic. Sources disagree on total length: 70 ft vs. 80 ft (the span is 70 ft). Erb's Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 40.1678° N, 76.2439° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1887 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | Hammer Creek |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 40.16780, -76.24390 |
Nearby places
- Keller's Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lancaster County · 0.7 mi
- Zook's Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lancaster County · 2.7 mi
- Buck Hill Farm Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lancaster County · 3.9 mi
- Pinetown Bushong's Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lancaster County · 4.3 mi
- Bitzer's Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lancaster County · 5.2 mi
- Hunsecker's Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lancaster County · 5.6 mi
- Bucher's Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lancaster County · 6.4 mi
- Shearer's Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lancaster County · 7.7 mi
- Red Run Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lancaster County · 8.5 mi
- Landis Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lancaster County · 8.7 mi
- Kauffman's Distillery Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lancaster County · 8.9 mi
- Daniel Good's Fording Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lancaster County · 10.2 mi
Questions
Where is Erb's Covered Bridge?
Erb's Covered Bridge is in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, at 40.1678, -76.2439.
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.