Hunsecker's Mill Covered Bridge

Hunsecker's Mill Covered Bridge
Coordinates40°05′14″N 76°14′51″W / 40.0872°N 76.2475°W / 40.0872; -76.2475
LocaleLancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
Characteristics
Designsingle span, double Burr arch truss
Total length180 feet (54.9 m)
History
Constructed byJohn Russell
Construction start1843
Location
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The Hunsecker's Mill Covered Bridge is a covered bridge located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States.[1] The bridge has a single span, wooden, double Burr arch trusses design. The bridge, which spans the Conestoga River, is 180 feet (55 m) long, making it the longest single span covered bridge in the county.[2]

The bridge's WGCB Number is 38-36-06.[3] Unlike most historic covered bridges in the county, it is not listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is located at 40°5′13.8″N 76°14′51″W / 40.087167°N 76.24750°W / 40.087167; -76.24750 (40.08717, -76.24750). The bridge is approximately one mile southeast of Pennsylvania Route 272 and is 0.5 miles (0.80 km) north of Pennsylvania Route 23 off Mondale Road on Hunsecker Road, just west of the community of Hunsecker.[4] The bridge divides the road on which it is upon into Hunsecker Road (East) in Upper Leacock Township and Hunsicker Road (West) in Manheim Township.

  1. ^ "Hunsecker's Mill Covered Bridge". Lancaster County, PA Government Portal. County of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. 2001-10-30. Archived from the original on 2007-09-27. Retrieved 2006-07-07.
  2. ^ "Hunsecker'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.
  3. ^ Bickel, Hank (2005-06-23). "Hunsecker's Mill Bridge". Covered Bridges of the Northeast USA. Retrieved 2006-08-04.
  4. ^ Travis, Dale. "38-36-06". Round Barns & Covered Bridges. Retrieved 2006-08-08.