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www.pacoveredbridges.com/lancaster-county/hunseckers-mill...
A website dedicated to the preservation and restoration of all covered bridges still standing
A website dedicated to the preservation and restoration of all covered bridges still standing
The Hunsecker's Mill Covered Bridge is a covered bridge located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The bridge has a single span, wooden, double Burr arch trusses design. The bridge, which spans the Conestoga River, is 180 feet long and 15 feet wide, making it the longest single span covered bridge in the county. The bridge is open to all traffic and in good condition.
This bridge unlike most historic covered bridges in the county, is not listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The bridge is approximately one mile southeast of Pennsylvania route 272 and is 0.5 miles (0.8 km) north of Pennsylvania Route 23 off Mondale Road on Hunsecker's Road, just west of the community of Hunsecker. 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.
The original bridge was built in 1843 by John Russell at a cost of $1,988. It was and is a double Burr arch truss system. It has been swept away in flooding numerous times, most recently in 1972 after Hurricane Agnes. Waters lifted the original structure off its abutments and carried it downstream. In 1973, following destruction from the hurricane, it was rebuilt at a cost of $321,302.
2016-01-04_04-14-50
This description provided by: Pennsylvania Covered Bridges
www.pacoveredbridges.com/lancaster-county/hunseckers-mill...
A website dedicated to the preservation and restoration of all covered bridges still standing
A website dedicated to the preservation and restoration of all covered bridges still standing
The Hunsecker's Mill Covered Bridge is a covered bridge located in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The bridge has a single span, wooden, double Burr arch trusses design. The bridge, which spans the Conestoga River, is 180 feet long and 15 feet wide, making it the longest single span covered bridge in the county. The bridge is open to all traffic and in good condition.
This bridge unlike most historic covered bridges in the county, is not listed on the National Register of Historic Places. The bridge is approximately one mile southeast of Pennsylvania route 272 and is 0.5 miles (0.8 km) north of Pennsylvania Route 23 off Mondale Road on Hunsecker's Road, just west of the community of Hunsecker. 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.
The original bridge was built in 1843 by John Russell at a cost of $1,988. It was and is a double Burr arch truss system. It has been swept away in flooding numerous times, most recently in 1972 after Hurricane Agnes. Waters lifted the original structure off its abutments and carried it downstream. In 1973, following destruction from the hurricane, it was rebuilt at a cost of $321,302.