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Lime Valley Covered Bridge

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania · over the Pequea Creek · built 1871

Item	Of record	Source
Crosses	Pequea Creek	National Bridge Inventory, 2025 file
Road carried	Breneman Rd	National Bridge Inventory, 2025 file
Carries	Vehicle bridge (public road)	As recorded — see access notes below
Year built	1871	National Bridge Inventory, 2025 file
Length	93 ft	National Bridge Inventory structure length, out-to-out, 2025 file
Longest span	93 ft	National Bridge Inventory, 2025 file
Vertical clearance	10 ft 0 in	National Bridge Inventory minimum vertical clearance over the roadway, as recorded (converted from metres)
Coordinates	39.96066, -76.23463 Google Maps · OpenStreetMap	National Park Service, National Register GIS
Historic listing	National Register of Historic Places, listed 1980-12-10 (reference #80003535)	National Park Service
How it qualifies	Listed on the National Register of Historic Places as a covered bridge	See About & method

Access & restrictions — as recorded

Posted for load

Posting appraisal	Operating rating more than 30% below the maximum legal load
Structural operating rating (not the posted limit)	4.5 metric tons (about 5 US tons)
Vertical clearance	10 ft 0 in

Source: FHWA National Bridge Inventory, 2025 annual file. Status checked November 12, 2026. The posted limit itself is set by the owning agency and shown on signs at the bridge; it is not a field in the federal record, so it is not printed here. Postings and closures change — obey the signs at the bridge.

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