The "The Covered Bridge: Lancaster's Hidden Gem Part II" Story

It was an ordinary day.  Just rounding the bend on Hunsecker Road and heading past the horse farm on my right.  Pulled into the area just past the gate to the farm and parked my car.  Plan on taking a few photos of one of my favorite covered bridges in Lancaster County, the Hunsecker's Mill Covered Bride.  It is one of the three covered bridges that is not on the National Register of Historic Places, but is still a beautiful bridge and perhaps the covered bridge that is photographed more than any other.   Today I am posting photos I took of five of Lancaster County's 29 covered bridges.  Lancaster is so lucky to have these massive and impressive pieces of history located along it's rivers and streams.  Years from now they may no longer exist, but for those who get to experience the thrill of driving through one of these bridges or taking photographs of them, it is something you will never forget.  I will show you a few photos of each bridge and then some written information about each covered bridge.  I hope my photos will give you an idea about why they are one of Lancaster County's biggest tourist attractions.  It was another extraordinary day in the life of an ordinary guy.

Hunsicker's Mill Covered Bridge was built in 1843 by John Russell.  It features a burr arch truss construction and is 180 feet long.  The sides of the bridge are red in color, as was common for most covered bridges.

This is Pinetown Covered Bridge.  It was built by Elias McMellen in 1867 is is 133 feet long and of the burr arch truss construction.  The roof is made with No. 1 pine shingles and the floor is three inch Oak slabs.  The second from the bottom photo is taken from an historical sign next to the bridge and shows someone walking across the bridge to his car while the bottom photo shows the bridge during the rebuilding stages after Tropical Storm Lee struck in 2011.

This is Neff's Mill Covered Bridge built in 1824 by Christian Brackbill.  The 204 foot span is of burr arch truss construction

Siegrist's Mill Bridge is 102 feet long and was built in 1885 by James C. Carpenter.    It is of burr arch truss construction.  It survived Tropical storm Agnes in 1972, but was washed off it's foundation during Tropical Storm Lee in 2011.  It was rebuilt and opened again in 2013.

The final covered bridge I have posted is the Forry's  Mill Covered Bridge which was built by Elias McMellen in 1869 and is of burr arch truss construction and is 103 feet long.