Pequea Creek

Originally built in 1844 by Robert Russell and Joseph Elliott for $1787.  Rebuilt by James C. Carpenter in 1875 for $1860.  One of only a few double-span, double-arch covered bridges left in the United States.  Privately owned, it is no longer opened to traffic.  Location:  1/4 mile south of Highway 30 on Ronks Road in Paradise Twp.

Narrative & photo credit: Kenneth W. Collins, author of "Covered Bridges of Lancaster County, Pennsylvania"