Siegrist's Mill Covered Bridge

The Siegrist's Mill Covered Bridge is an 88-foot (27 m), Burr Arch Truss covered bridge over Chiques Creek between Rapho and West Hempfield townships, Lancaster County in U.S. state of Pennsylvania. Owned and maintained by the county, its official designation is the Big Chiques #6 Bridge.[3]

Siegrist's Mill Covered Bridge
The bridge in July 2006
Coordinates40°4′33.7″N 76°28′15.5″W
CarriesSiegrist Road
CrossesChiques Creek
LocaleLancaster, Pennsylvania, United States
Official nameBig Chiques #6 Bridge
Other name(s)Michael Moore's Mill
Maintained byLancaster County
NBI #367230034202060[1]
Characteristics
Total length[1]
Width6.1 m (20 ft)
History
Constructed byJames C. Carpenter
Built1885 (1885)
MPSCovered Bridge of Lancaster County TR
NRHP reference No.80003513[2]
Added to NRHPDecember 10, 1980
Location

The bridge's World Guide to Covered Bridges Number is 38-36-37. Added in 1980, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as structure number 80003513.[4] The bridge is less than a mile away from the Forry's Mill Covered Bridge.[5]

History

The bridge was built in 1885 by James C. Carpenter. It was named after the Siegrist family who lived nearby.

The bridge survived Hurricane Agnes in 1972 with only minor damage. However, the bridge was ripped from its foundations and swept downstream on September 8, 2011, by flooding caused by remnants of Tropical Storm Lee.[6][7] The bridge's siding, roof and some structural members will need to be replaced. The repairs were expected to cost $750,000 and the bridge was planned to be reopened in November 2012.,[8] eventually re-opened in August 2013.

Design

The bridge has a single span, wooden, double Burr arch trusses design with the addition of steel hanger rods. The deck is made from oak planks.[3] 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.

Dimensions
  • Length: 92 feet (28 m) span and 102 feet (31.1 m) total length
  • Width: 12 feet 9 inches (3.9 m) clear deck and 15 feet (4.6 m) total width
  • Overhead clearance: 11 feet 6 inches (3.5 m)
  • Underclearance: 10 feet (3.0 m)

See also

References
  1. Federal Highway Administration (2010). "State: PA, Place Name: Rapho (Township of), County: Lancaster, NBI Structure Number: 367230034202060". National Bridge Inventory. Nationalbridges.com (Alexander Svirsky). Retrieved September 9, 2011. Note: this is a formatted scrape of the 2010 official website, which can be found here for Pennsylvania: "PA10.txt". Federal Highway Administration. 2010. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
  2. "NPS Focus". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
  3. "Siegrist's Mill Covered Bridge". Lancaster County, PA Government Portal. County of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. 2001-10-30. Retrieved 2006-07-07.
  4. "PENNSYLVANIA - Lancaster County". National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved 2007-03-20.
  5. "Forry's Mill Covered Bridge". Lancaster County Pennsylvania Dutch Country Official Visitors Center. Pennsylvania Dutch Convention & Visitors Bureau. 2006. Retrieved 2018-09-04.
  6. Harris, Bernard; Stauffer, Cindy; Murse, Tom; Crable, Ad (September 9, 2011). "Lee dumps 7–15 inches of rain here". Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era. p. A8. Archived from the original on June 9, 2012. Retrieved September 9, 2011.
  7. Stauffer, Cindy (September 8, 2011). "RAW VIDEO: Siegrist Road covered bridge is swept away". Intelligencer Journal/Lancaster New Era. Retrieved September 8, 2011.
  8. Nephin, Dan (September 27, 2011). "Lancaster County reckons bridge damage". Intelligencer Journal / Lancaster New Era. Retrieved October 1, 2011.

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