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Erb - 1849
The Erb's Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that spans Hammer Creek in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. A county-owned and maintained bridge, its official designation is the Hammer Creek #1 Bridge.
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. 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 was originally built in 1849 for a cost of $700, but the builder is unknown. It was built on the Erb family's tract of land in the farming region along Hammer Creek. In 1887 the bridge was rebuilt by John G. Bowman for $1744 and has received no major flood damage.
Of the 1,500 covered bridges that once stood in the state of Pennsylvania, as of 2019, approximately 200 remain.
In 1980 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places.
Located at: N40 10.064 W76 14.634 - WGCB #38-36-34
Photographed in July of 2019.