Zook's Mill Covered Bridge

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Zook's Mill Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that spans Cocalico Creek in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It is located west of Brownstown on T 797, near the Warwick and West Earl Townships.

The bridge is 74 feet long and 13 feet three inches wide. It has a wooden burr type truss and was built in 1849 by Henry Zook. Unlike many other bridges in the county the bridge withstood Hurricane Agnes, despite being filled with 6-and-a-half feet of water. It is also known as the Wenger Covered Bridge the Rose Hill Covered Bridge and the Cocalico #7 Bridge.

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