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Lime Valley Covered Bridge

Covered bridge · Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

A photograph of the side of the Lime Valley Covered Bridge located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Camera and Exposure Details:Camera: Nikon D50Lens: Tokina
A photograph of the side of the Lime Valley Covered Bridge located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Camera and Exposure Details:Camera: Nikon D50Lens: Tokina · Photo by and (c)2006 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man) / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5

Lime Valley 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 1871, in the late 19th century, making it the 42nd oldest of the 134 in Pennsylvania with a recorded construction date; it crosses Pequea Creek; it is about 103 feet long (23rd longest of 83 measured in Pennsylvania).

Status check, 2026-11: Also called the Strasburg Bridge, this is a Burr arch bridge over Pequea Creek in Lancaster County that is open to traffic. Its twin, built in 1857, stood 200 ft to the west and no longer exists. Lime Valley Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.9607° N, 76.2350° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1871
CrossesPequea Creek
Length103 ft
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates39.96070, -76.23500

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Questions

Where is Lime Valley Covered Bridge?

Lime Valley Covered Bridge is in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, at 39.9607, -76.2350.

How many covered bridges are in Lancaster County?

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

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