Herr's Mill Covered Bridge Explained

Bridge Name:Herr's Mill Covered Bridge
Other Name:Soudersburg Bridge
Locale:Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Design:double span, double Burr arch truss
Length:178feet
Builder:Joseph Elliot and Robert Russell
Begin:1844
Coordinates:40.0098°N -76.1622°W

The Herr's Mill Covered Bridge was a covered bridge that spans Pequea Creek in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] It is also sometimes known as Soudersburg Bridge.[2]

The bridge had a double span, wooden, double Burr arch trusses design. It was painted red on the outside, the traditional color of Lancaster County covered bridges. Both approaches to the bridge were 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 80003537.[3] It was located at 40.0098°N -76.1622°W (40.00983, -76.16217),[4] in Paradise Township on Ronks Road 0.4 km (0.25 mi) south of U.S. Route 30 to the east of Lancaster city.[1]

History

Herr's Mill Covered Bridge was built in 1844 by Joseph Elliot and Robert Russell at a cost of $1787.[5] 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.[1] The bridge was later bypassed by a new concrete bridge and is now on the private property of the Mill Bridge Village Camping Resort. Owner Brian Kopan was quoted as saying "The bridge is in fine condition. We’re hoping to keep it as it is." In October 2018, the bridge was dismantled and was being moved to Elizabethtown, before it fell into the creek.[6]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Herr's Mill Covered Bridge . Lancaster County Pennsylvania Dutch Country Official Visitors Center . Pennsylvania Dutch Convention & Visitors Bureau . 2006 . 2006-07-07 . 2006-03-17 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060317124450/http://www.padutchcountry.com/member_pages/herr_s_mill_covered_bridge__.asp . dead .
  2. Web site: The Covered Bridges of Lancaster County . Lancaster County, PA Government Portal . County of Lancaster, Pennsylvania . 2001-11-09 . 2006-07-07 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20051226225247/http://www.co.lancaster.pa.us/lanco/cwp/view.asp?a=15&Q=257050 . 2005-12-26.
  3. Web site: PENNSYLVANIA - Lancaster County . National Register of Historic Places . 2007-03-20 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303174902/http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/PA/Lancaster/state2.html . 2016-03-03 . dead .
  4. Web site: Travis, Dale . 38-36-21 . Round Barns & Covered Bridges . 2006-08-08 .
  5. Web site: Dr. Roger A. McCain . Herr's Mill Bridge . A Guide to Old Covered Bridges of Southeastern Pennsylvania and nearby areas . 2006-08-03 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20060907092809/http://william-king.www.drexel.edu/top/bridge/CBHerr.html . 2006-09-07 .
  6. Web site: Robinson, Ryan . Rebirth of a covered bridge? . LancasterOnline.com : News . Lancaster Newspapers . 2006-09-30 . 2006-10-01 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20070527235752/http://local.lancasteronline.com/4/26288 . 2007-05-27.
  7. Web site: Bickel, Hank . Herr Mill / Souderburg Bridge . Covered Bridges of the Northeast USA . 2005-06-23 . 2006-08-04 .
  8. 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).

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