Herr's Mill Covered Bridge

Infobox U.S. Covered Bridge
bridge=Herr's Mill Covered Bridge


image_size=250px
bridge_

bridge_map_size=250px
state=Pennsylvania
county=Lancaster County
length=178
truss=double span, double Burr arch truss
built=1844
builder=Joseph Elliot and Robert Russell

Herr's Mill Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that spans Pequea Creek in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United Statescite web
title = Herr's Mill Covered Bridge
work = Lancaster County Pennsylvania Dutch Country Official Visitors Center
publisher = Pennsylvania Dutch Convention & Visitors Bureau
date = 2006
url = http://www.padutchcountry.com/member_pages/herr_s_mill_covered_bridge__.asp
accessdate = 2006-07-07 ] . It is also sometimes known as Soudersburg Bridge.cite web
title = The Covered Bridges of Lancaster County
work = Lancaster County, PA Government Portal
publisher = County of Lancaster, Pennsylvania
date = 2001-11-09
url = http://www.co.lancaster.pa.us/lanco/cwp/view.asp?a=15&Q=257050
accessdate = 2006-07-07 ]

The bridge has a double span, wooden, double Burr arch trusses design. It is painted red on the outside, the traditional color of Lancaster County covered bridges. Both approaches to the bridge are painted in the traditional white color.

The bridge's WGCB Number is 38-36-21. In 1980 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places as structure number 80003537cite web
title = PENNSYLVANIA - Lancaster County
work = National Register of Historic Places
url = http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/PA/Lancaster/state2.html
accessdate = 2007-03-20] . It is located at coor dms|40|0|35.4|N|76|9|43.8|W|city (40.00983, -76.16217).cite web
author = Travis, Dale
title = 38-36-21
work = Round Barns & Covered Bridges
date =
url = http://www.dalejtravis.com/bridge/pennsylv/htm/3803621.htm
accessdate = 2006-08-08 ] It is located in Paradise Township on Ronks Road 0.4 km (0.25 mi) south of U.S. Route 30 to the east of Lancaster city.

History

Herr's Mill Covered Bridge was build in 1844 by Joseph Elliot and Robert Russell at a cost of $1787cite web
author = Dr. Roger A. McCain
title = Herr's Mill Bridge
work = A Guide to Old Covered Bridges of Southeastern Pennsylvania and nearby areas
publisher =
date =
url = http://william-king.www.drexel.edu/top/bridge/CBHerr.html
accessdate = 2006-08-03] . It has a double-span, double-arch Burr arch truss construction. In 1875 the bridge was rebuilt by James C. Carpenter at a cost of $1860. The bridge was later bypassed by a new concrete bridge and is now on the private property of the Mill Bridge Village Camping Resort. In 2006, after plans to demolish the bridge were reported, owner Brian Kopan was quoted as saying "The bridge is in fine condition. We’re hoping to keep it as it is."cite web
author = Robinson, Ryan
title = Rebirth of a covered bridge?
work = LancasterOnline.com : News
publisher = Lancaster Newspapers
date = 2006-09-30
url = http://local.lancasteronline.com/4/26288
accessdate = 2006-10-01]

Dimensions

*Length: 178 feet (54.3 m) total lengthcite web
author = Bickel, Hank
title = Herr Mill / Souderburg Bridge
work = Covered Bridges of the Northeast USA
date = 2005-06-23
url = http://www.coveredbridgesite.com/pa/herr_mill.html
accessdate = 2006-08-04 ] "Note:" Two independent sources disagree on this length. In other covered bridges, the McCain source agreed more closely with official government sources while the Bickel source seemed incorrect or perhaps just measuring a different length. In this case, the Bickel source states that the bridge length is 113 feet (34.4 m).]
*Width: 15 feet (4.6 m) total width

Gallery

ee also

*Burr arch truss
*List of Lancaster County covered bridges

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