Daniel Good's Fording Covered Bridge | |
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Coordinates | 40°01′27″N76°12′05″W / 40.024210°N 76.201463°W Coordinates: 40°01′27″N76°12′05″W / 40.024210°N 76.201463°W |
Crosses | Pequea Creek |
Locale | Lancaster, Pennsylvania |
Official name | Goods Ford Bridge |
Other name(s) | Willow Hill Covered Bridge |
Named for | Daniel Good |
Owner | Adolph Neuber |
Characteristics | |
Design | Single Burr arch |
Total length | 79 feet (24 m) |
Width | 15 feet (4.6 m) |
History | |
Constructed by | Levi Fink |
Construction end | 1855 |
Construction cost | $1,165.00 |
Closed | 1962 |
The Daniel Good's Fording Covered Bridge was a covered bridge located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1855. [1] In 1962 the bridge was used in the construction of the Willow Hill Covered Bridge to supplement the Miller's Farm Covered Bridge from which the Willow Hill covered bridge is derived. [1] [2] It was located on the border between Pequea Township and Providence Township.
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