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The Herr's Mill Covered Bridge was a
covered bridge A covered bridge is a timber-truss bridge with a roof, decking, and siding, which in most covered bridges create an almost complete enclosure. The purpose of the covering is to protect the wooden structural members from the weather. Uncovered woo ...
that spans
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in
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, United States. It is also sometimes known as Soudersburg Bridge. The bridge had a double span, wooden, double
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es 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
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as structure number 80003537. It was located at (40.00983, -76.16217), in Paradise Township on Ronks Road 0.4 km (0.25 mi) south of
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to the east of
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.


History

Herr's Mill Covered Bridge was built in 1844 by Joseph Elliot and Robert Russell at a cost of $1787. It has a double-span, double-arch
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construction. In 1875, the bridge was rebuilt by James C. Carpenter at a cost of $1860. 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.


Dimensions

*Length: 178
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(54.3 m) total length''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). *Width: 15 feet (4.6 m) total width


Gallery

Image:Herr's Mill Covered Bridge Wide View 3000px.jpg, The side of the bridge showing part of the main road to the left and Herr's Mill to the right Image:Herr's Mill Covered Bridge Side View 2696px.jpg, Another picture of the same side Image:Herr's Mill Covered Bridge Back Side View 3000px.jpg, The other side of the bridge Image:Herr's Mill Covered Bridge Alternate Front and Side 3008px.jpg Image:Herr's Mill Covered Bridge Side and Front 3264px.jpg Image:Herr's Mill Covered Bridge and Buggy 2600px.jpg, A
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going past the bridge


See also

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* List of Lancaster County covered bridges


References

{{NRHP bridges Covered bridges in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Bridges completed in 1844 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