Global InformationBellbank Bridge information
Bellbank Covered Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 39°50′48″N 76°01′13″W / 39.8466°N 76.0204°W |
| Locale | Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Characteristics | |
| Total length | 112 feet (34.1 m) |
| History | |
| Constructed by | Robert Russell |
| Construction start | 1850 |
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The Bellbank Covered Bridge was a covered bridge that spanned the Octoraro Creek on the border between Colerain Township, Lancaster County and 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.