Editing Hunsecker's Mill Covered Bridge (section)

== History ==
The original bridge was built in 1843<ref name="Bickel"/> by John Russell at a cost of [[United States dollar|$]]1,988. It was and is a double [[Burr Truss|Burr Arch]] truss system. It has been swept away in [[flood]]ing numerous times, most recently in 1972 after [[Hurricane Agnes]].<ref name="McCain">{{cite web
 |author      = Dr. Roger A. McCain
 |title       = Hunsecker's Mill Bridge
 |work        = A Guide to Old Covered Bridges of Southeastern Pennsylvania and nearby areas
 |url         = http://william-king.www.drexel.edu/top/bridge/CBHunsecker.html
 |accessdate  = 2006-08-03
 |url-status     = dead
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20060907091602/http://william-king.www.drexel.edu/top/bridge/CBHunsecker.html
 |archivedate = 2006-09-07
}}</ref>  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.<ref name="padutch"/><sup>''Note:''<ref name="note">Bickel lists 1948 as another reconstruction date, but fails to mention the significant and more recent 1972 flooding and subsequent reconstruction.</ref></sup>  Its length of 180 feet makes it the longest single-span covered bridge of Lancaster County's 28 covered bridges. While Schenck's covered bridge (Big Chiques #4) is one of 3 bridges with horizontal siding boards, the Hunsecker's Mill bridge may be the only one in Lancaster County with horizontal floor boards which give a unique vibration upon crossing, it is a little bumpy for cyclists at speed, proceed with some caution. A detailed scale model (~7' long), complete with stone abutments, was donated to the Lancaster Mennonite Historical Society and may be available for viewing.