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{{Short description|Covered bridge}}
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{{Infobox bridge
| bridge_name = Lime Valley Covered Bridge
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| image = Lime Valley Covered Bridge Side View 3000px.jpg
| image_size = 300px
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| official_name = Pequea #8 Bridge
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| locale = Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
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| design = single span, double [[Burr arch truss]]
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| length = {{convert|103|ft|m|1}}
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| builder = Either Joseph Cramer or [[Elias McMellen]]
| begin = 1871
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| coordinates = {{coord|39.9607|-76.2350|type:landmark_region:US-PA|display=inline,title}}
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The '''Lime Valley Covered Bridge''' or '''Strasburg Bridge''' is a [[covered bridge]] that spans [[Pequea Creek]] in [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Lancaster County]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[United States]].<ref name="Bickel">{{cite web
| author = Bickel, Hank
| title = Lime Valley Bridge
| work = Covered Bridges of the Northeast USA
| date = 2005-06-23
| url = http://www.coveredbridgesite.com/pa/lime_valley.html
| accessdate = 2006-08-04 }}</ref> A county-owned and maintained bridge, its official designation is the '''Pequea #8 Bridge'''.<ref name="lancaster.pa.us">{{cite web
|title=Lime Valley Covered Bridge
|work=Lancaster County, PA Government Portal
|publisher=County of Lancaster, Pennsylvania
|date=2001-10-20
|url=http://www.co.lancaster.pa.us/lanco/cwp/view.asp?a=15&q=256833
|accessdate=2006-07-07
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927000555/http://www.co.lancaster.pa.us/lanco/cwp/view.asp?a=15&q=256833
|archivedate=2007-09-27
}}</ref>

The bridge has a single span, wooden, double [[Burr arch truss]]es design with the addition of steel hanger rods. The deck is made from oak planks.<ref name="lancaster.pa.us"/> It is painted red, the traditional color of Lancaster County covered bridges, on both the inside and outside. Both approaches to the bridge are painted in the traditional white color.

The bridge's [[World Guide to Covered Bridges|WGCB]] Number is 38-36-23. Added in 1980, it is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] as structure number 80003535.<ref name="register">{{cite web
| title = PENNSYLVANIA - Lancaster County
| work = National Register of Historic Places
| url = http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/PA/Lancaster/state3.html
| accessdate = 2007-03-20}}</ref> It is located at {{coord|39|57|38.4|N|76|14|6|W|type:city}} (39.96067, -76.23500). The bridge is close to [[U.S. Route 222]] southeast of [[Willow Street, Pennsylvania|Willow Street]] in [[West Lampeter Township, Pennsylvania]]. From 222 the bridge is {{convert|0.35|mi|km}} east on Lime Valley Road, {{convert|0.3|mi|km}} south on South View Road, and {{convert|250|ft|m}} on Breneman Road.<ref name="padutch">{{cite web|title=Lime Valley Covered Bridge |work=Lancaster County Pennsylvania Dutch Country Official Visitors Center |publisher=Pennsylvania Dutch Convention & Visitors Bureau |year=2006 |url=http://www.padutchcountry.com/member_pages/lime_valley_covered_bridge.asp |accessdate=2006-07-07 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060317124524/http://www.padutchcountry.com/member_pages/lime_valley_covered_bridge.asp |archivedate=2006-03-17 }}</ref><ref name="Travis">{{cite web | author = Travis, Dale | title = 38-36-23 | work = Round Barns & Covered Bridges | url = http://www.dalejtravis.com/bridge/pennsylv/htm/3803623.htm | accessdate = 2006-08-08 }}</ref>

== History ==
It was built in 1871 by either Joseph Cramer<ref name="padutch"/> or [[Elias McMellen]]<ref name="Bickel"/><ref name="McCain">{{cite web
|author=McCain, Dr. Roger A.
|title=Lime Valley Bridge
|work=A Guide to Old Covered Bridges of Southeastern Pennsylvania and nearby areas
|url=http://william-king.www.drexel.edu/top/bridge/CBlime.html
|accessdate=2006-08-03
|url-status=dead
|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060907091428/http://william-king.www.drexel.edu/top/bridge/CBlime.html
|archivedate=2006-09-07
}}</ref> at a cost of [[United States dollar|$]]3,500. The bridge was a twin to another covered bridge built in 1857 by Silas Wolverton that was located {{convert|200|ft|m|abbr=on}} to the west of the Lime Valley Covered Bridge.<ref name="padutch"/>

== Dimensions ==
Source:<ref name="lancaster.pa.us"/>
*'''Length:''' 93 [[Foot (length)|feet]] (28.3 m) [[Span (architecture)|span]] and {{convert|103|ft|m}} total length<ref name="Bickel"/><ref name="McCain"/>
*'''Width:''' 13 (4.0 m) clear deck and {{convert|15|ft|m}} total width<ref name="Bickel"/><ref name="McCain"/>
*'''Overhead clearance:''' {{convert|12|ft|m}}
*'''Underclearance:''' {{convert|3|to|11|ft|m}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Image:Lime Valley Covered Bridge Three Quarters View 3008px.jpg|Three quarters view
Image:Lime Valley Covered Bridge Side View 3000px.jpg|Side view
Image:Lime Valley Covered Bridge Inside 3008px.jpg|Inside view of the [[Burr arch truss]] design
Image:Lime Valley Covered Bridge from the air-1.jpg|Three quarters view from the air
Image:Lime Valley Covered Bridge from the air-2.jpg|Side view from the air
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Burr truss|Burr arch truss]]
*[[List of Lancaster County covered bridges]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{commons category|Lime Valley Covered Bridge}}

{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania}}
{{NRHP bridges}}

[[Category:Bridges completed in 1871]]
[[Category:Covered bridges in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Wooden bridges in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Burr Truss bridges in the United States]]

Lime Valley Covered Bridge - Revision history

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