county/comté/grafschaft
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32 covered bridges/ponts couverts/bedeckte holzbrücken
38-36 LANCASTER
Churchtown
The Poole Forge or Wimer Bridge
38-36-01
West of Churchtown off Poole Forge Road SR1017 Caernarvon Township.
Over the Conestoga River.
Poole Forge or Wimer bridge, private.
West of Churchtown on PA23 then left on Pool Forge Road 0.2 (SR1017 Caernarvon Twp)
1 span 99' or 30.1m
Built in 1859 by Levi Fink, by-passed in 1963.
Burr Arch truss.
Photos Mike McCarter.
Goodville
The Isaac Shearer, Weaver Mill or White Hall Bridge
38-36-02
North of Goodville on Weaverland Road in Caernarvon Twp. TR773.
Over the Conestoga River.
The Isaac Shearer, Weaver Mill or White Hall covered bridge.
0.7 mile north from jct PA23 on PA625 then right 1.5 miles and left 0.2.
1 span 88' or 26.8m
Built in 1879 by B.C. Carter.
Burr Arch truss.
Lancaster
Lancaster County Park - The Kurtz Mill or Baer's Mill Bridge
38-36-03
SE edge of Lancaster on Kiwanis Drive in Greater Lancaster County Park.
Over Mill Creek.
The Kurtz Mill or Baer's Mill Bridge.
0.8 miles south of jct PA324 on US222, left on Golf Road then left again on Kiwanis drive to the bridge.
1 span 94' or 28.6m
Built in 1876 by W.W. Upp, destroyed by Hurricane Agnes in 1973, rebuilt at the park in Lancaster in 1974.
Burr Arch truss.
Photo Bill Eichelberger.
The Second Hunsecker Mill Bridge
38-36-06 #2
North east edge of Lancaster on Hunsecker Road SR1029 Mannheim/Upper Leacock Township
Over the Conestoga River.
The Second Hunsecker Mill Bridge.
2.5 miles north east of jct US30 on PA272, Oregon Pike, then right almost 2 miles to the bridge.
1 span 180' or 54.8m
Built in 1848 by Joseph Russell, destroyed by Hurricane Agnes in 1973, rebuilt by the county in 1975.
Burr Arch truss.
Photo ATAWALK 1994.
The Landis Mill Bridge
38-36-16
NW edge of suburban Lancaster on Shreiner Station Road at Park City shopping Mall.
Over the Little Conestoga Creek.
The Landis Mill Bridge.
0.2 mile west of US30 Bypass off PA230 Harrisburg Pike, right on Plaza Boulevard 0.3 mile then left 0.1 on Shreiner Station road at the edge of Park City Mall.
1 span 53' or 16.1m
Built in 1878 by Elias McMellen.
Multiple King truss.
The Willow Bridge
38-36-43
East of Lancaster just off US 30 in East Lampeter Township.
Over a branch of Mill Creek.
The Willows Bridge, private.
6 miles east of Lancaster on the north side of US30 at The Willows Motel and near Amish Farm Exhibit.
1 span 72' or 21.9m
Rebuilt by Roy Zimmerman in 1962 with material from two former bridges, 38-36-24/27.
Burr Arch truss.
Michael Galita at the Willows bridge,
foto ATAWALK 1994...
Terre-Hill
The Red Run or Oberholtzers Mill Bridge
38-36-10
North-west of Terre Hill, Brecknock Township,.
Over dry land near Muddy Creek.
The Red Run or Oberholtzers Mill Bridge, closed to all traffic and VERY private.
Vine St. (becomes Red Run Rd. - SR1044) W. 2.0 miles from jct with PA897 in Terre Hill, E. on Martin Church Rd. to the bridge on the S. side of the road..
1 span 119' or 36.2m
Built in 1866 by Elias McMellen.
Burr Arch truss.
Photo ATAWALK 1994.
Reamstown
The Butcher’s Mill Bridge
38-36-12
South west of Reamstown on Cocalico Township Road TR 955
Over Cocalico Creek.
The Bucher's Mill Bridge.
0.5 mile SW of Church Street intersection in Reamstown on PA 272, then left 0.1 mile then just right to bridge.
1 span 60' or 18.2m
Built in 1892 by Elias McMellen.
Burr Arch truss.
Photo ATAWALK 1994.
Akron
The Keller or Rettews Mill Bridge
38-36-13
North of Akron on Rettews Mill Road TR 656 Ephrata Twp.
Over Cocalico Creek.
The Keller or Rettews Mill Bridge.
0.2 mile west of PA272 at Ephrata on Rothville Road SR 1018, then right 0.2 mile on TR656 to the bridge.
1 span 77' or 23.4m
Built in 1891 by Elias McMellen.
Burr Arch truss.
Photo Jim Fredlund on Facebook.
The Rosehill or Wenger Bridge
38-36-14
South-south-west of Akron on Log Cabin Road Ephrata/Warwick Twp TR797.
Over Cocalico Creek.
The Rosehill or Wenger Bridge.
1 mile south west of PA772 on PA272, then right 0.5 mile on Rosehill Road and then left 0.1 on Log Cabin Road to the bridge.
1 span 95' or 28.9m
Built in 1849 by Henry Zook.
Burr Arche truss.
Photo ATAWALK 1994.
Lititz
The Hess or Buck Hill Farm Bridge
38-36-15
South of the town of Lititz off PA 501 on private land in Warwick Twp
Over a Pond.
The Hess or Buck Hill Farm Bridge, private, closed to motor traffic.
2.5 miles south of Lititz on the left side of PA501.
1 span 58' or 17.6m
Built in 1844 by Theodore D. Cochran.
Burr Arch truss.
Photo Daniel Klein.
Kirkwood
The White Rock Forge Bridge
38-36-18
South of Kirkwood on White Rock Road TR337 in Colerain/Little Brittain Twp.
Over the West Branch of Octoraro Creek.
The White Rock Forge Bridge.
1 mile SW of PA 472 in Kirkwood on Maple Shade Road, then 0.8 miles left on Nobles Road then left again on White Rock Road to the bridge.
1 span 110' or 33.5m
Built in 1849 by Elias McMellen.
Burr Arch truss.
Paradise
The Leaman Place or Eshelman Mill Bridge
38-36-20
East of Paradise on Belmount Road TR684 Leacock/Paradise Twp.
Over Pequea Creek.
The Leaman Place or Eshelman Mill Bridge.
1.3 miles east of Paradise on US 30 then left 0.5 mile on Belmount Road to the bridge.
1 span 118' or 35.9m
Built in 1894 by Elias McMellen
Burr Arch truss.
Photo Mike MacCarter.
The Herr Mill or Soudersburg Bridge
38-36-21
West of Paradise off Ronks Road TR696 at Mill Bridge Village Leacock/Paradise Twp.
Over Pequea Creek.
The Herr Mill or Soudersburg Bridge.
2 miles west of Paradise on US 30 then left 0.5 on Ronks Road.
2 spans 186' or 56.6m
Built in 1885 by Joseph Elliot & Robert Russell.
Burr Arch truss.
Photos ATAWALK 1994… may be gone…
Strasburg
The Neff Mill Bridge
38-36-22
West of Strasburg on Penn Grant Road, TR559 West Lampeter/ Strasburg Twp.
Over Pequea Creek.
The Neff Mill Bridge.
1.1 miles west of Strasburg on PA741 Miller street, then 0.2 miles left ahead on SR2030 and right on Hager Road and left 1 mile on Penn Grant TR559 to the bridge.
1 span 102'
31m
Built in 1875 by James C. Carpenter
Burr Arch truss.
Photo ATAWALK 1994.
Willow
The Lime Valley or Strasburg Bridge
38-36-23
SE of Willow, on Breneman Road TR458 in West Lampeter/ Strasburg Twp.
Over Pequea Creek.
The Lime Valley or Strasburg Bridge.
3.3 miles South East of jct PA272 on US 222 then left on Lime Valley Road 0.3 mile, then right on Breneman Road TR458.
1 span 104' span 31.6m
Built in 1871 by Elias McMellen.
Burr Arch truss.
Photo Daniel Klein.
Martic Forge
The Baumgardner Mill Bridge
38-36-25
NE of Martic Forge on Covered Bridge Road TR427 in Martic/Pequea Twp.
Over Pequea Creek.
The Baumgardner Mill Bridge.
2.2 miles north Martic Forge on PA324 to Marticville then right 0.4 mile on Frogtown Road TR415 and left on Covered Bridge Road 0.4 mile.
1 span 120' or 36.5m
Built in 1860, restored in 1987.
Burr Arch truss.
Photo Mike MacCarter.
The Colemanville or Martic Forge Bridge
38-36-26 Now 38-36-55
West of Martic Forge on Fox Hollow Road TR408 Conestoga/ Martic Twp.
Over the Pequea Creek. The Colemanville or Martic Forge Bridge
About 1 mile west of Martic Forge on PA324, then 0.2 mile left.
1 span 183' or 55.7m
Built in 1856, moved 75' from its oraginal location and restored in 1989. Burr Arch truss.
Marietta/
Forry’s Mill
The Forry’s Mill Bridge
38-36-28
East of Marietta on Bridge Valley Road TR362 in Rapho/ West Hempfield Twp.
Over the Big Chikiswalunga (Chickies) Creek.
The Forry's Mill Bridge.
4 miles east of Marietta on PA23 then left 0.1 mile on TR359 and left again on Bridge Valley Road TR362.
1 span 103' or 31.3m
Built in 1869, by Elias McMellen.
Burr Arch truss.
Photo ATAWALK 1994.
Landisville
The Shenck's Mill Bridge
38-36-30
North of Landisville on Erisman Road TR372 in East-Hempfield/Rapho Township.
Over the Big Chikiswalunga (Chickies) Creek.
The Shenck's Mill Bridge.
0.5 mile east of PA283 on Spooky Nook Road than left on Shenck Road TR396 and left again on Erisman Road TR372 to the bridge.
1 span 94' or 28.6m
Built in 1855 by Levi Fink.
Burr Arch truss.
Photo ATAWALK 1994.
Manheim
The Jacob Shearer Bridge
38-36-31
Eastern edge of Manheim in Veteran's Memorial Park.
Over the Big Chikiswalunga Creek.
The Jacob Shearer Bridge, closed to motor traffic.
0.4 mile NE of PA 72 in Manheim on High Street, then left on Laurel Street and right on Adele Avenue to the end at Veterans Memorial Park, moved there in 1972.
1 span 83' or 25.2m
Built in 1856 by Jacob Clare.
Burr Arch truss.
Photo ATAWALK 1994.
The Kauffman Distillery or Sporting Hill Bridge
38-36-32
South west of Manheim off PA 772 in Rapho Twp.
Over the Big Chikiswalunga Creek.
The Kauffman Distillery or Sporting Hill Bridge.
1.5 miles south west of Manheim on PA772, Sporting Hill Road, left at Sun Hill Road to the Bridge.
1 span 96' or 29.2m
Built in 1874 by Elias McMellen.
Burr Arch truss.
Photo ATAWALK 1994.
Green-Tree
The Jackson Sawmill Bridge
38-36-33
South of Green Tree on Mount-Pleasant Road TR696 in Bart Twp.
Over the West Branch of Octoraro Creek.
The Jackson Sawmill Bridge.
PA372 W. 1.4 miles from jct with PA896 at Green Tree, S. on Mt. Pleasant Rd. 1.6 miles to the bridge.
1 span 143’ or 43.5m
Built in 1878 by John Smith & Samuel Stauffer, restored in 1985.
Burr Arch truss.
Photo Mike MacCarter.
Rothsville
The Erb’s Bridge
38-36-34
North of Rothsville on Erb Bridge Road TR634 in Clay/Warwick Twp.
Over Hammer Creek.
The Erb’s Bridge
2.4 miles west of jct PA272 on PA772, right 0.8 mile on Picnic Woods Road, then right again 0.4 mile on Erb’s Bridge Road.
1 span 80' or 24.3m
Built in 1887 by John G. Bowman.
Burr Arch truss.
Photo ATAWALK 1994.
Marietta
The Seigrist or Moore Mill Bridge
38-36-37
North east of Marietta on Seigrist Road TR360 in Rapho/West Hempfield Twp.
Over the Big Chikiswalunga Creek.
The Seigrist or Moore Mill Bridge.
3.9 mile east of PA441 on PA23 the left on Farmdale Road SR4001 0.6 mile and left on Seigrist Road TR360 0.4 mile
1 span 82' or 24.9m
Built in 1885 by James C. Carpenter, floated out during Hurricane Irene in 2011, now fully restored!
Burr Arch truss.
Photo from the National Register of Historic Places in the United States of America.
Christiana
The Mercer Bridge
38-36-38 / 36-15-19
South East of Christiana on Baileys Crossroad in West Fallowfield/Sadsbury Twp., between Lancaster & Chester Co.
Over the Octoraro Creek.
The Mercer Bridge.
0.6 mile south of PA 372 at Christiana on Noble Road 0.6 mile then left on Creekroad 0.5 and left again Baileys Crossroad to the Bridge.
1 span 85' or 25.9m
Built in 1880 by B. J. Carter.
Burr Arch truss.
Kirkwood
The Pine Grove Bridge
38-36-41 / 38-15-22
South east of Kirkwood on Ashville/ Forge Road SR3001 in Lower Oxford/Little Britain Twp.
Over Octoraro Creek.
The Pine Grove Bridge.
1.4 miles north-west of US 1 on PA 472 then 1.5 miles left on Street Road and right 0.2 mile of Forge/Ashville Road to the bridge.
2 spans 204' or 62.1m
Originally built in 1816, rebuilt by Robert Russell and Joseph Elliott in 1846 for $1494, destroyed by flood waters, rebuit by Elias McMellen in 1884 and is jointly owned by Lancaster and Chester Counties.
Burr Arch truss
Ephrata
The Eberly or Bitzers Mill Bridge
38-36-04
SE of Ephrata on Cider Mill Road (SR1013 West-Earl Township).
Over the Conestoga River.
The Eberly or Bitzers Mill Bridge.
1.2 miles east of jct US222 on PA322 then left on Conestoga River Road 1.5 miles then left on Pinetown Road and just right to the bridge.
1 span 98' or 29.8m
Built in 1846 by George Fink and Samuel Reamsnyder.
Burr Arch truss.
Photo ATAWALK 1994.
Brownstown
The Pinetown or Nolt's Point or Shand's Mill Bridge
38-36-05
S. North-east of Lancaster, west of Brownstown on Bridge Road.
Over the Conestoga River.
The Pinetown or Nolt's Point or Shand's Mill Bridge.
0.5 mile South of jct PA 772 on PA 272, then left on Creek Road 0.3 mile and right on Bridge road.
1 span 132' or 40.2m
Built in 1867 by Elias McMellen, washed-off and floated down to the Hunsecker bridge location, trucked back and restored completely in 1974.
Burr Arch truss.
Photo ATAWALK 1994.
Elizabethtown
The Stone Gablesstream Bridge
38-36-JJ
W. of Elizabethtown, West Donegal Township.
Over Gablesstream.
The Stone Gablesstream Bridge.
W. of Elizabethtown, West Donegal Township. Hollinger Ln. SW 0.4 miles from jct with PA230 (Market St.) on the W. side of Elizabethtown, NW (right - curves SW) on Star Barn Way 0.4 miles, NW (right) on unnamed gravel Rd. 0.1 miles to the bridge. Walkway on the SW side.
1 span 98' or 29.8m
Built in 2019.
Burr Arch truss on steel I-beams.
Photos Jim Smedley
Lancaster
The Oregon Dairy #2 Bridge
38-36-GG
North of Lancaster, Manheim Township. .
Over Shirks Run.
The Oregon Dairy #2 Bridge.
N. of Lancaster, Manheim Township. PA272 NNE (Oregon Pike) 3.7 miles from jct with US30 on the N. side of Lancaster, W. (curves N.) on Jake Landis Rd. 0.1 miles to parking lot. Bridge is W. of the S. end of the pond.
1 span 42' or 12.8m
Built in 2008.
Stringer.
Photo Tim Kipphorn.