Forry's Mill Covered Bridge
Why it's listed
Forry's Mill Covered Bridge is a burr arch covered bridge that crosses Chickies Creek on township road T362 in Rapho and West Hempfield townships, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Built in 1869, it has a timber truss of the burr arch type, vertical board and batten siding, and a gable roof over a roadway about fifteen feet wide. Its cut stone abutments carry the structure over the creek. The bridge was one of the covered bridges of Lancaster County considered for listing as part of a multiple property group of county covered bridges. It is significant as a surviving example of the county's nineteenth-century covered bridge construction, with its truss form and wooden enclosure intact. The record rates its condition as fair.
Significance in brief: The document describes it as one of the covered bridges of Lancaster County evaluated as a multiple property group. It has a burr arch truss, vertical board and batten siding, cut stone abutments, and a gable roof. The form notes its condition as fair.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 80003512, listed December 11, 1980. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | NE of Columbia on T 362, Rapho/West Hempfield Townships, Columbia |
|---|---|
| County | Lancaster County |
| Listed | December 11, 1980 |
| Reference number | 80003512 |
| Resource type | Structure |
| Areas of significance | Engineering, Transportation |
| Level of significance | State |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition recorded as fair. |
| Acreage | 0.1 |
| Coordinates | 40.06646, -76.47810 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 80003512.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q5470574
- This listing as JSON
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