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This new bridge type, wooden with a covered span, was developed because traditional European methods, typically stone bridges, were not appropriate for the harsh Pennsylvania winters. Many of the bridges were named for pioneer families residing near the bridges. [2] Some people call Pennsylvania the "Covered Bridge Capital of the Nation". [2]
Miller's Farm Covered Bridge (Used to make Willow Hill Covered Bridge in 1962) Pennsylvania Railroad Bridge ‡ - Created in the 1820s, burnt during the American Civil War in July 1863. It was the longest covered bridge in the world (over a mile and a quarter in length). Risser's Mill Covered Bridge (burnt on July 8, 2002)
The McConnell's Mill Covered Bridge is an historic, wooden covered bridge that is located in Slippery Rock Township, Lawrence County, Pennsylvania, United States. [2]: 2 It spans the Slippery Rock Creek in McConnells Mill State Park, [3] southeast of Rose Point. [2]: 5
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According to the park recreations guide, there are 26.8 miles of paved trails and over 14.5 miles of hiking and equine trails. Tyler State Park does not rent horses for riding but does allow visitors to bring their own horses to ride; horse trailers can be parked at the Covered Bridge lot, No. 1 Lane lot, or Fisherman's parking lot.
The Kurtz's Mill Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that spans Mill Creek in the Lancaster County Park in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States.The bridge is also known as the County Park Covered Bridge, Baer's Mill Covered Bridge, Isaac Baer's Mill Bridge, Keystone Mill Covered Bridge, Binder Tongue Carrier Covered Bridge, and Mill 2A Covered Bridge.
A number of the covered bridges are attractions for local and regional tourism. They are also used for picnics and fishing. [2] A number of the covered bridges were damaged during Tropical Storm Lee in 2011. Three of these bridges were the Josiah Hess Covered Bridge No. 122, the Davis Covered Bridge, and the Rupert Covered Bridge No. 56.
Kennedy Bridge (Kimberton, Pennsylvania) Kidd's Mills Covered Bridge Historic District; King Covered Bridge; King's Bridge (Pennsylvania) Kintersburg Covered Bridge; Knapp's Covered Bridge; Knecht's Mill Covered Bridge; Dr. Knisley Covered Bridge; Lawrence L. Knoebel Covered Bridge; Kochendefer Covered Bridge; Kramer Covered Bridge No. 113