Herr's Mill Covered Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 40°00′35″N 76°09′44″W / 40.0098°N 76.1622°W |
| Locale | Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Other name(s) | Soudersburg Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | double span, double Burr arch truss |
| Total length | 178 feet (54.3 m) |
| History | |
| Constructed by | Joseph Elliot and Robert Russell |
| Construction start | 1844 |
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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°0′35.4″N 76°9′43.8″W / 40.009833°N 76.162167°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]
- ^ a b "Herr's Mill Covered Bridge". Lancaster County Pennsylvania Dutch Country Official Visitors Center. Pennsylvania Dutch Convention & Visitors Bureau. 2006. Archived from the original on 2006-03-17. Retrieved 2006-07-07.
- ^ "The Covered Bridges of Lancaster County". Lancaster County, PA Government Portal. County of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. 2001-11-09. Archived from the original on 2005-12-26. Retrieved 2006-07-07.
- ^ "PENNSYLVANIA - Lancaster County". National Register of Historic Places. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
- ^ Travis, Dale. "38-36-21". Round Barns & Covered Bridges. Retrieved 2006-08-08.