Siegrist's Mill Covered Bridge Explained

Siegrist's Mill Covered Bridge
Official Name:Big Chiques #6 Bridge
Other Name:Michael Moore's Mill
Coordinates:40.076°N -76.471°W
Locale:Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Carries:Siegrist Road
Crosses:Chiques Creek
Id Type:NBI #
Id:367230034202060
Length:[1]
Width:6.1m (20feet)
Builder:James C. Carpenter
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Embed:yes
Added:December 10, 1980
Refnum:80003513[2]

The Siegrist's Mill Covered Bridge is an 88feet, Burr Arch Truss covered bridge over Chiques Creek between Rapho and West Hempfield townships, Lancaster County in U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Owned and maintained by the county, its official designation is the Big Chiques #6 Bridge.[3]

The bridge's World Guide to Covered Bridges Number is 38-36-37. Added in 1980, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as structure number 80003513.[4] The bridge is less than a mile away from the Forry's Mill Covered Bridge.[5]

History

The bridge was built in 1885 by James C. Carpenter. It was named after the Siegrist family who lived nearby.

The bridge survived Hurricane Agnes in 1972 with only minor damage. However, the bridge was ripped from its foundations and swept downstream on September 8, 2011, by flooding caused by remnants of Tropical Storm Lee.[6] [7] The bridge's siding, roof and some structural members will need to be replaced. The repairs were expected to cost $750,000 and the bridge was planned to be reopened in November 2012,[8] eventually re-opening in August 2013.

Design

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.[3] 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 the traditional white color.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Federal Highway Administration . Federal Highway Administration . . State: PA, Place Name: Rapho (Township of), County: Lancaster, NBI Structure Number: 367230034202060 . Nationalbridges.com (Alexander Svirsky) . 2010 . September 9, 2011 . Note: this is a formatted scrape of the 2010 official website, which can be found here for Pennsylvania: Web site: PA10.txt . 2010 . Federal Highway Administration . September 9, 2011.
  2. Web site: NPS Focus . National Register of Historic Places . . September 8, 2011 . July 25, 2008 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080725123211/http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/ . dead .
  3. Web site: Siegrist's Mill Covered Bridge . Lancaster County, PA Government Portal . County of Lancaster, Pennsylvania . 2001-10-30 . 2006-07-07 .
  4. Web site: PENNSYLVANIA - Lancaster County . National Register of Historic Places . 2007-03-20.
  5. Web site: Forry's Mill Covered Bridge . Lancaster County Pennsylvania Dutch Country Official Visitors Center . Pennsylvania Dutch Convention & Visitors Bureau . 2006 . 2018-09-04 .
  6. News: Bernard . Harris . Cindy . Stauffer . Tom . Murse . Ad . Crable . Lee dumps 7 - 15 inches of rain here . . September 9, 2011 . September 9, 2011 . A8 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120609113936/http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/454401_Lee-dumps-7-15-inches-of-rain-here.html . June 9, 2012 .
  7. News: Stauffer . Cindy . RAW VIDEO: Siegrist Road covered bridge is swept away . Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era . September 8, 2011 . September 8, 2011.
  8. News: Nephin . Dan . September 27, 2011 . Lancaster County reckons bridge damage . Intelligencer Journal / Lancaster New Era . October 1, 2011.

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