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Pine Grove Covered Bridge

Covered bridge · Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

A wide angle photograph of the side of the Pine Grove Covered Bridge located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Camera and Exposure Details:Camera: Nikon D50Len
A wide angle photograph of the side of the Pine Grove Covered Bridge located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Camera and Exposure Details:Camera: Nikon D50Len · Photo by and (c)2006 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man) / Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.5

Pine Grove 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 1884, in the late 19th century, making it the 91st oldest of the 134 in Pennsylvania with a recorded construction date.

Status check, 2026-11: Elias McMellen built this two-span Burr arch bridge on the Lancaster/Chester county line to replace one lost in a flood; the longest covered bridge in Lancaster County, it is listed as 195, 198 or 204 ft depending on the source. Pine Grove Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.7936° N, 76.0447° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1884
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates39.79361, -76.04472

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Questions

Where is Pine Grove Covered Bridge?

Pine Grove Covered Bridge is in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, at 39.7936, -76.0447.

How many covered bridges are in Lancaster County?

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

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