Baumgardener's Covered Bridge

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| official_name = Pequea #10 Bridge

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| carries = Township 427

| crosses = Pequea Creek

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| id = 38-36-25

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| design = Burr Arch Truss Bridge

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| builder = Davis Kitch

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| complete = 1860

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| name = Baumgardner's Mill Covered Bridge

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| added = December 11, 1980

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The Baumgardener's Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that spans Pequea Creek in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. A county-owned and maintained bridge, its official designation is the Pequea #10 Bridge.

Note: The mill was constructed in 1800.

The bridge has a single span, wooden, double Burr arch trusses design with the addition of steel hanger rods. The deck is made from oak planks.{{cite web|title=Baumgardener's Covered Bridge |publisher=County of Lancaster, Pennsylvania |date=October 20, 2001 |url=http://www.co.lancaster.pa.us/lanco/cwp/view.asp?a=15&q=256840 |accessdate=August 7, 2006 |url-status = dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070927000318/http://www.co.lancaster.pa.us/lanco/cwp/view.asp?a=15&q=256840 |archivedate=September 27, 2007 |df= }} 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 is located approximately {{convert|0.5|mi}} north of Frogtown Road on Covered Bridge Road just to the east of Pennsylvania Route 324 in Martic Township.{{cite web|title=Baumgardner's Covered Bridge |publisher=Pennsylvania Dutch Convention & Visitors Bureau |year=2006 |url=http://www.padutchcountry.com/member_pages/baumgardener_s_covered_bridge.asp |accessdate=July 7, 2006 |url-status = dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060317124037/http://www.padutchcountry.com/member_pages/baumgardener_s_covered_bridge.asp |archivedate=March 17, 2006 |df= }} The bridge's WGCB Number is 38-36-25.{{cite web |first=Roger A |last=McCain |title=Baumgardner's Mill Bridge |work=A Guide to Old Covered Bridges of Southeastern Pennsylvania and nearby areas |url=http://william-king.www.drexel.edu/top/bridge/CBBaum.html |accessdate=August 3, 2006 |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20060907091703/http://william-king.www.drexel.edu/top/bridge/CBBaum.html |archivedate=7 September 2006 |url-status = dead|df= }} It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on December 11, 1980.

History

The Baumgardener's Covered Bridge was built in 1860 by Davis Kitch at a cost of $1,284. In 1987 the bridge was restored after it was damaged in a flood the previous year. During this restoration process, which cost $200,000, the bridge was raised by {{convert|4|ft}} and lengthened by {{convert|9|ft}} to protect it from damage in potential future flooding.