{"nrhp_refnum":"80003521","name":"Pine Grove Covered Bridge","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"SE of Kirkwood on LR 36018, Little Britain/East Nottingham Townships","address_restricted":false,"city":"Kirkwood","county":"Lancaster County","state":"PA","lat":39.79360149900003,"lon":-76.04452773299994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-12-11","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Engineering","Transportation"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A burr truss covered bridge of two spans, 204 feet long, carrying a county road across Octoraro Creek between Little Britain Township, Lancaster County, and East Nottingham Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1884 by Elias McMellen.","why_significant":"The form describes it as one of the longest covered bridges in the state and perhaps the only remaining one similar to the famous camel back bridges. Its two burr arch spans are noted for a slight bow. It is nominated as part of a multiple property group of covered bridges in Lancaster County built in 19th century wood frame construction.","narrative":"Pine Grove Covered Bridge is a burr truss covered bridge that crosses Octoraro Creek on a county road between Little Britain Township in Lancaster County and East Nottingham Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Elias McMellen built it in 1884. The bridge has two burr arch spans and runs 204 feet in total length, with a roadway width of about 15 feet. Its two arches bow slightly. It is one of the longest covered bridges in Pennsylvania and is considered perhaps the only surviving example with features similar to the well-known camel back bridges. It was nominated as part of a group of Lancaster County covered bridges built in wood frame construction during the nineteenth century. The bridge is owned by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation and was recorded in fair condition.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Elias McMellen (builder)","architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition recorded as fair; owned by the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:32.772974-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/80003521.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003521/ace7efc54d-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003521/ace7efc54d-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.5","author":"Photo by and (c)2006 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pine_Grove_Covered_Bridge_Wide_Side_View_3000px.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Photo by and (c)2006 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man)</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.5</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Pine_Grove_Covered_Bridge_Wide_Side_View_3000px.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993301","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pine_Grove_Covered_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7195169"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/lancaster-county/pine-grove-covered-bridge-80003521/"}