Schofield Ford Bridge was once privately owned and part of the 2000 acre Tyler Estate known as "Indian Coucil Rock". It crosses the Neshaminy Creek within the boundaries of Tyler State Park. 164 feet long, it is built of hemlock and white oak and is our longest covered bridge.

It was destroyed by arson in 1991 it was rebuilt through community effort of more than 800 volunteers, and reopened on September 6, 1997.
I feel that I helped in the reconstruction in a very small part as you'll see in the picture below.

This is the only bridge in Pennsylvania that has a queen post truss system supporting a Town Truss system. The queen post is attached everywhere it makes contact with a diagonal of the Town Truss system. The gray patina of the unpainted weathered wood is also unique for a Buchs County Covered Bridge.

I must say that this is my favorite bridge! It's not painted the traditional red, but it's so busy...people walking dogs, horseback riders going through the bridge, photographers everywhere, one even taking a couple's engagement photos! It's just a lovely place to visit. We celebrated one of our anniversaries there picnicking next to the bridge!