The Historic Banks Covered Bridge in New Wilmington

How many of you have ever visited and driven through an old covered bridge? In Pennsylvania we have a lot of those old historic bridges and many of them are still in use today.

Several months ago we spent a weekend in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania and nearby we stumbled upon the historic Banks Covered Bridge. It was built in 1889 and spans the Neshannock Creek. It’s a single lane Burr Arch Truss built on a stone foundation and allows travelers to cross the Neshannock Creek. The weight limit is 12 tons with a clearance of 8 feet and 9 inches.

What’s really cool about this old covered bridge is that its located in the heart of Amish country! There is a large old order Amish community that is situated in Lawrence County and the surrounding area. You’ll see both passenger cars, small trucks and Amish buggies using this bridge. Isn’t it cool? We love visiting these old covered bridges!

After we went through the bridge we caught up to one of the Amish driven horse and buggy which is shown in my photo above. Just remember…when you see the Amish you don’t want to take photos of their faces or of them. It’s better to take your photos from a distance and with no identifying information contained with them. I shot this photo through a window and I blurred out their license plate.

How many of you enjoy visiting Amish communities? Have you ever visited one and if so, which one? Have you every visited and driven through and old covered bridge?

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