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Encyclopedia > Bellbank Bridge
Bellbank Covered Bridge
Map
Information
Length 112 feet (34.1 meters)
Truss Type Unknown
Built 1850
Builder Robert Russell

jaden jaden Hi Alex U SUCK FART NUGGETS ANDY!! I think the compnay of wikipedia is going to sue us I THINK YOUR RIGHT HI EVERYONE! BellTownship, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Colerain Township]], Lancaster County and [[Upper Oxford bank Covered Bridge was a covered bridge that spanned the Octoraro Creek on the border between Upper Oxford Township, Chester County in Pennsylvania. The 112 ft (34 m) bridge was located on Street Road near Pennsylvania Route 472. It was burnt and destroyed by an arsonist on March 19, 1979. The covered bridge was also referred to as Bridge #11 by Chester County before it was replaced with the current steel beam bridge. Image File history File links Map_of_Pennsylvania_highlighting_Lancaster_County. ... Image File history File links Size of this preview: 660 × 600 pixelsFull resolution (1988 × 1806 pixel, file size: 179 KB, MIME type: image/png) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Bellbank Bridge ... A foot (plural: feet or foot;[1] symbol or abbreviation: ft or, sometimes, ′ – a prime) is a unit of length, in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... The metre, or meter (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ... Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, known as the Garden Spot of America since the 18th century, is located in the southeastern part of the state of Pennsylvania, in the United States. ... A covered bridge is a bridge, often single-lane, with enclosed sides and a roof. ... Octoraro Creek is the last significant tributary of the Susquehanna River. ... Colerain Township is the name of some places in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania: Colerain Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania Colerain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania This is a disambiguation page — a navigational aid which lists other pages that might otherwise share the same title. ... Chester County is a county located in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. ... Official language(s) English, Pennsylvania Dutch Capital Harrisburg Largest city Philadelphia Area  Ranked 33rd  - Total 46,055 sq mi (119,283 km²)  - Width 280 miles (455 km)  - Length 160 miles (255 km)  - % water 2. ... This article is about a foot as a unit of length. ... The metre, or meter (symbol: m) is the SI base unit of length. ... The Skyline Parkway Motel in Afton, Virginia after an arson fire on July 9, 2004. ... March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ... For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ...


History

The Bellbank Covered Bridge was built in 1850 over the Octoraro Creek by Robert Russell (who also rebuilt the Pine Grove Covered Bridge in 1846[1]). It was named after Revolutionary War Colonel James Patterson Bell, who had his home, gristmill, and sawmill located in the 1,200 acre plot of land where the bridge was built. In June of 1860 the bridge caught on fire after being struck by lightning. Russell received a contract to rebuild the bridge at a cost of $1,739. For the game, see: 1850 (board game) Year 1850 (MDCCCL) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Sunday of the 12-day slower Julian calendar). ... Octoraro Creek is the last significant tributary of the Susquehanna River. ... Bob Russell may refer to: Bob Russell (politician), the British Liberal Democrat MP for Colchester. ... Pine Grove Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that crosses the Octoraro Creek between Lancaster County, Pennsylvania and Chester County, Pennsylvania. ... Combatants American Revolutionaries French Monarchy Spanish Empire Dutch Republic Oneida and Tuscarora tribes Polish volunteers Prussian volunteers Kingdom of Great Britain Hessian mercenaries Iroquois Confederacy Loyalists Commanders George Washington Nathanael Greene Gilbert de La Fayette Comte de Rochambeau Bernardo de Gálvez Tadeusz Kościuszko Friedrich Wilhelm von Steuben Sir... Colonel (IPA: or ) is a military rank of a commissioned officer, with the corresponding ranks existing in nearly every country in the world. ... An acre is the name of a unit of area in a number of different systems, including Imperial units and United States customary units. ... June is the sixth month of the year in the Gregorian calendar, with a length of 30 days. ... 1860 is the leap year starting on Sunday. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory,[1] the British Virgin Islands, Cambodia, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ...


Sometime in the 1960s the bridge was scheduled to be destroyed, but was instead rehabilitated. After it was destroyed by fire on March 19, 1979, the bridge, which was previously owned by Chester County, was finally replaced by an open steel-beam bridge after a failed petition to PennDOT by the community to rebuild it as a covered bridge. The fire was ruled as arson when a blackened gas can was found in the center of the burnt-out bridge. As of 2006, there is a movement to replace the current bridge with a replica of the original covered bridge. March 19 is the 78th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (79th in leap years). ... For the song by the Smashing Pumpkins, see 1979 (song). ... The Pennsylvania Department of Transporation (or PennDOT) oversees transportation issues in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. ... For the Manfred Mann album, see 2006 (album). ...


References

  • Beyond 41. SAVE Rt. 41, Southern Chester County, PA. S.A.V.E. (2006). Retrieved on 2006-10-02.
  • Robinson, Ryan (2006-09-30). Rebirth of a covered bridge?. LancasterOnline.com : News. Lancaster Newspapers. Retrieved on 2006-10-01.
  1. ^ Pine Grove Covered Bridge. Lancaster County Pennsylvania Dutch Country Official Visitors Center. Pennsylvania Dutch Convention & Visitors Bureau (2006). Retrieved on 2006-07-07.


 
 

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