Landis Mill Covered Bridge

Template:Use mdy dates Template:Use American English Template:Infobox bridge The Landis Mill Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that spans the Little Conestoga Creek in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. A county-owned and maintained bridge, its official designation is the Little Conestoga #1 Bridge.<ref name="lancaster.pa.us">Template:Cite web</ref> The bridge, built in 1873 by Elias McMellen, is today surrounded by a development, shopping center, and highways on the boundary of Lancaster, Pennsylvania.<ref name="McCain">Template:Cite web</ref> At Template:Convert, it is the shortest covered bridge in the county.<ref name="padutch">Template:Cite web</ref>

The bridge has a single span, wooden, double pyramidal-shaped Burr-type trusses and multiple king post truss design with the addition of steel hanger rods. It is the only bridge in the county to use this design. The deck is made from oak planks.<ref name="lancaster.pa.us"/> It is painted red, the traditional color of Lancaster County covered bridges, on both the inside and outside. Both portals to the bridge are painted in red with white trim.

The bridge's WGCB Number is 38-36-16. In 1980 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places as structure number 80003526.<ref name="register">Template:Cite web</ref> It is located at Template:Coord (40.06800, -76.34483). It can be found northwest of Lancaster on Shreiner Road one block West of the Park City Center shopping mall.<ref name="padutch"/><ref name="Bickel">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Travis">Template:Cite web</ref>

History

Landis Mill Covered Bridge was built in 1873 by Elias McMellen at a cost of $969. McMellen, who built many of Lancaster's covered bridges using the Burr arch truss, chose to build this short bridge using a simpler design with multiple kingpost trusses and, instead of Burr arches, pyramidal-shaped trusses to add additional support.<ref name="padutch"/> The bridge has remained despite the development of the surrounding countryside. Landis Mill Covered Bridge crosses the Little Conestoga Creek just a block west of Park City Mall. Built in 1873, this covered bridge uses the Kingpost Truss, no arch, and at only 53 feet long, it is the shortest covered bridge in Lancaster county.

Dimensions

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• Length: 41 feet (12.5 m) span and Template:Convert total length<ref name="McCain"/>
• Width: Template:Convert clear deck and Template:Convert total width<ref name="McCain"/>
• Overhead clearance: Template:Convert
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Gallery

• One of the approaches to the bridge
  One of the approaches to the bridge
• Side view
  Side view
• Three quarters view
  Three quarters view
• Inside of the bridge showing the Multiple kingpost truss and the Burr-type pyramidal-shaped support truss design
  Inside of the bridge showing the Multiple kingpost truss and the Burr-type pyramidal-shaped support truss design
• Closeup of the truss joint
  Closeup of the truss joint
• The bridge identification sign inside the bridge
  The bridge identification sign inside the bridge
• One of the inside corners of the bridge with the roof
  One of the inside corners of the bridge with the roof