The 1842 Pine Valley Covered Bridge, also known as the “Iron Hill Bridge”, is a historic wooden covered bridge located in New Britain Borough, near Doylestown in Bucks County, Pennsylvania. It crosses Pine Run Creek near Peace Valley Park.

This single-span, town truss bridge made of native hemlock and pine, which measures 81 feet in length and 15 feet wide, was built by David Sutton in 1842 for $5553.50.  It is painted the traditional red with white entry portals common to the area, and is a heavily used bridge.

Posted for years with a height restriction of 11 feet 6 inches, it was reposted in 2007 to 9 feet 4 inches after an over-height truck passed through it and damaged the roof. It carries a posted weight rating of 24,000 pounds.

Span length:  81 feet
Total length:  81 feet
Deck width:  15 feet

Of the 1,500 covered bridges that once stood in the state of Pennsylvania, as of 2019, approximately 200 remain.

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 1, 1980.   

Located at:  N40 18.316   W75 11.236      -      WGCB #38-09-12

Photographed in June of 2012

Photos by Millard Farmer