A.K.A. “Cocalico #2 Bridge”, this Covered Bridge spans the Cocalico Creek and is located on Cacalico Creek Road (T-955), near Reamstown, East Cacalico Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. A marker etching on the inside of the bridge lists the span length at 64 feet but the Lancaster County Government Web Site lists the length at 54 feet and the national registry of historic places lists the span at 73 feet.
It was erected in 1892 by builder Elias McMellen, and one year later, the flood of 1893, washed it away. The bridge was rebuilt again later that same year, by the original builder. Single span, wooden, double Burr arch trusses design with the addition of steel hanger rods. The deck is made from oak planks. It is painted red, the traditional color of Lancaster County covered bridges. It is open to regular vehicular traffic.
I took this on Saturday afternoon 4-11-2009. Processed as a HDR with Photomatic Pro from five RAW bracketed frames and touched up a bit with Topz Adjust Plugin for Photoshop CS4 to bring out some of the weathered tones in the wood. This was the second of two Lancaster County covered bridges I photographed on this date.
