The Leaman's Place Covered Bridge is a
covered bridge that spans
Pequea Creek in
Lancaster County,
Pennsylvania,
United States. A county-owned and maintained bridge, its official designation is the Pequea #4 Bridge.
The bridge is also known as Eshelman's Mill Covered Bridge and Paradise Bridge.
The bridge has a single span, wooden, double
Burr arch truss
The Burr Arch Truss—or, simply, Burr Truss or Burr Arch—is a combination of an arch and a ''multiple kingpost'' truss design. It was invented in 1804 by Theodore Burr, patented on April 3, 1817, and used in bridges, usually covered bridge ...
es design with the addition of steel hanger rods. The deck is made from oak planks.
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.
The bridge's
WGCB Number is 38-36-20. Added in 1980, it is listed on the
National Register of Historic Places as structure number 80003519.
It is located on the boundary between
Paradise and
Leacock townships
at (40.01200, -76.10783). It is found north of
U.S. Route 30 on Belmont Road to the west of
Paradise.
History
The land that the Leaman's Place Covered Bridge is situated on was settled by the family of Mary
Ferree in 1712, a land grant by
William Penn in an area inhabited by the
Pequaws Indians.
It was not until 1845 that
James C. Carpenter built the covered bridge across the
Pequea Creek at a cost of
$933. In 1893,
''Note:'' [''Note:'' Bickel, McCain, and the Lancaster County Pennsylvania Dutch Country Official Visitors Center list the rebuilt date of 1893. Travis lists a date of 1894.] Elias McMellan Captain Elias McMellen (November 16, 1839 – March 2, 1916) was a bridge-maker and Captain in the Union Army.
McMellen's wife’s name was Annie E. Wenditz (November 13, 1841 – April 1, 1899). They were married on September 21, 1865, and had ...
rebuilt the covered bridge at a cost of $2,431.
The bridge was rehabilitated in 2004.
Dimensions
Source:
*Length: 102
feet (31.1 m)
span
Span may refer to:
Science, technology and engineering
* Span (unit), the width of a human hand
* Span (engineering), a section between two intermediate supports
* Wingspan, the distance between the wingtips of a bird or aircraft
* Sorbitan es ...
and total length
*Width:
''Note:''[''Note:'' The official government source lists 15 feet of clear deck width. Both Bickel and McCain list the total width as 15 feet. It is not clear which is correct.]
*Overhead clearance:
*Underclearance:
Gallery
Image:Leaman's Place Covered Bridge Three-Quarters View Buggy 3008px.jpg
Image:Leaman's Place Covered Bridge Wide View 2400px.jpg, Wide side view
Image:Leaman's Place Covered Bridge Side View 3000px.jpg, Another Side view
Image:Leaman's Place Covered Bridge Approach 3000px.jpg, One of the approaches to the bridge
Image:Leaman's Place Covered Bridge Inside 3008px.jpg, The inside of the bridge showing the Burr arch truss
The Burr Arch Truss—or, simply, Burr Truss or Burr Arch—is a combination of an arch and a ''multiple kingpost'' truss design. It was invented in 1804 by Theodore Burr, patented on April 3, 1817, and used in bridges, usually covered bridge ...
See also
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Burr arch truss
The Burr Arch Truss—or, simply, Burr Truss or Burr Arch—is a combination of an arch and a ''multiple kingpost'' truss design. It was invented in 1804 by Theodore Burr, patented on April 3, 1817, and used in bridges, usually covered bridge ...
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List of Lancaster County covered bridges
References
{{NRHP bridges
Covered bridges in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Bridges completed in 1894
Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
National Register of Historic Places in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Wooden bridges in Pennsylvania
Burr Truss bridges in the United States