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Kurtz’s Mill Covered Bridge | and also covered by

Thursday, February 28th, 2008

Kurtz’s Mill Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that spans Mill Creek in the Lancaster County Park in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The bridge is also known as the County Park Covered Bridge, Baer’s Mill Covered Bridge, Isaac Baer’s Mill Bridge, Keystone Mill Covered Bridge, Binder Tongue Carrier Covered Bridge, and Mill 2A Covered Bridge. The bridge is accessible to road traffic from within the park.

The bridge has a single span, wooden, double Burr arch trusses design with the addition of steel hanger rods. The deck is made from oak planks. It is painted red, the traditional color of Lancaster County covered bridges, on both the inside and outside. Both approaches to the bridge are painted in red with white trim.

The bridge’s WGCB Number is 38-36-03. Unlike most historic covered bridges in the county, it is not listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is located at (40.0135, -76.2833).

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History

The bridge was built in 1876 by W. W. Upp over the Conestoga River. In 1972, it was damaged by the floodwaters caused by Hurricane Agnes. It was repaired by David Esh in 1975 and moved to its present location in the Lancaster County Park over Mill Creek, a tributary of the Conestoga River.


Dimensions

  • Length: 94 feet (28.7 m) span and 90 feet (27.4 m) total length
  • Width: 11 feet 8 inches (3.6 m) clear deck and 15 feet (4.6 m) total width
  • Overhead clearance: 11 feet 6 inches (3.5 m)
  • Underclearance: 19 feet 6 inches (5.9 m)


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See also

  • Burr arch truss
  • List of Lancaster County covered bridges


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Worrall Covered Bridge | covered by

Thursday, February 21st, 2008

The Worrall Covered Bridge (also called the Woralls Bridge) is a covered bridge in Rockingham, Vermont, United States. Built in 1868 by Sanford Granger, the bridge is a lattice style with an 87 foot span across the Williams River. The bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.

The Worrall bridge includes one rare feature - a wooden ramp leading up to the northwest entrance. It is located on Williams Road, a dirt road a short distance north of Vermont Route 103. Nearby, to the west, is the Bartonsville Covered Bridge, also built by Granger.


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Shearer’s Covered Bridge | was covered by the

Wednesday, December 19th, 2007

Shearer’s Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that spans the Big Chiques Creek in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. (Chiques Creek was known as Chickies Creek until 2002).<ref name=’usgs’></ref>

The bridge has a single span, wooden, double Burr arch trusses design. It is the only covered bridge in the county painted entirely in red, the traditional color of Lancaster County covered bridges, on both the inside and outside including both approaches. The other all red bridge, Pool Forge Covered Bridge, is only painted on the outside. It is one of only 3 covered bridges in the county with horizontal side boards.

The bridge’s WGCB Number is 38-36-31. Added in 1980, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as structure number 80003532<ref name=”register”></ref>. It is located at (40.17150, -76.38983).<ref name=”Travis”></ref>

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History

The bridge was built in 1847 by Jacob Clare. It was rebuilt in 1855 and stayed there until it was moved in 1971 to its present location in the Manheim Memorial Park.


Dimensions

  • Length: 86 feet (26.2 m) total length
  • Width: 15 feet (4.6 m) total width
  • Overhead clearance: 11 feet 6 inches (3.5 m)


Gallery

View of the bridge from the side

Three quarters view

One of the approaches to the bridge

An inside view of the bridge

A closeup of the Burr arch truss

One of the bridge’s window

The bridge’s floor boards

The bridge’s ceiling

History plaque on the bridge


See also

  • Burr arch truss
  • List of Lancaster County covered bridges


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