Mood's Covered Bridge, Covered wooden bridge in East Rockhill, Pennsylvania, United States
Mood's Covered Bridge is a wooden covered bridge built in 1874 on Blooming Glen Road in East Rockhill Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, crossing the East Branch of the Perkiomen Creek. It uses a Town lattice truss design, where wooden beams cross each other in a grid pattern to support the weight of vehicles and pedestrians passing through.
The bridge was built in 1874 in response to local residents asking for a crossing near the farm of Samuel Mood, a wealthy farmer who had once traveled to California during the Gold Rush. It was heavily damaged by arson in June 2004 and reopened in February 2008 after a full reconstruction.
The bridge is reached by turning off Route 313 onto Branch Road and then left onto Blooming Glen Road, with a small parking area on the far side of the bridge. Vehicles taller than 12 feet cannot pass through, so it is best approached on foot if you want to take your time and look at the structure.
When the bridge was rebuilt after the 2004 fire, workers saved some of the original lattice truss timbers from the damage and incorporated them into the new structure, so parts of the 1874 construction are still physically present inside today. The clearance sign was also lowered slightly compared to an older photo from 1941, a small change made to help emergency vehicles pass through more easily.
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