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Kauffman's Distillery Covered Bridge

Covered bridge · Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

A photograph of side of the Kauffman's Distillery Covered Bridge located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Camera and Exposure Details:Camera: Nikon D50Lens: T
A photograph of side of the Kauffman's Distillery Covered Bridge located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Camera and Exposure Details:Camera: Nikon D50Lens: T · Photo by and (c)2006 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man) / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5

Kauffman's Distillery 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 1874, in the late 19th century, making it the 52nd oldest of the 134 in Pennsylvania with a recorded construction date; it is about 96 feet long (27th longest of 83 measured in Pennsylvania).

Status check, 2026-11: First built in 1857 by James C. Carpenter and rebuilt in 1874 by Elias McMellen; it is still open to traffic. Kauffman's Distillery Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 40.1482° N, 76.4098° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1874
Length96 ft
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates40.14820, -76.40980

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Questions

Where is Kauffman's Distillery Covered Bridge?

Kauffman's Distillery Covered Bridge is in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, at 40.1482, -76.4098.

How many covered bridges are in Lancaster County?

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

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