Editing Kurtz's Mill Covered Bridge

{{Short description|Covered bridge in Pennsylvania, United States}}
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|locale        = Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States
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|design        = single span, double [[Burr arch truss]]
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The '''Kurtz's Mill Covered Bridge''' is a [[covered bridge]] that spans [[Mill Creek (Conestoga River)|Mill Creek]] in the [[Lancaster County Park]] in [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Lancaster County]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[United States]]. The bridge is also known as the '''County Park Covered Bridge''', '''Baer's Mill Covered Bridge''', '''Isaac Baer's Mill Bridge''', '''Keystone Mill Covered Bridge''', '''Binder Tongue Carrier Covered Bridge''', and '''Mill 2A Covered Bridge'''. The bridge is accessible to road traffic from within the park.

The bridge has a single span, wooden, double [[burr arch truss]]es design with the addition of steel hanger rods. The deck is made from oak planks.<ref name="lancaster.pa.us">{{cite web
  | title = Kurtz's Mill Covered Bridge
  | work = Lancaster County, PA Government Portal
  | publisher = County of Lancaster, Pennsylvania
  | date = 2001-10-30
  | url = http://www.co.lancaster.pa.us/lanco/cwp/view.asp?a=15&q=256770
  | accessdate = 2006-07-07
  | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20070927000349/http://www.co.lancaster.pa.us/lanco/cwp/view.asp?a=15&q=256770
  | archive-date = 2007-09-27
  | url-status = dead
  }}</ref>  It is painted red, the traditional color of [[List of Lancaster County covered bridges|Lancaster County covered bridges]], on both the inside and outside. Both approaches to the bridge are painted in red with white trim.

The bridge's [[World Guide to Covered Bridges|WGCB]] Number is 38–36–03. Unlike most historic covered bridges in the county, it is not listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]]. It is located at {{coord|40|0|48.6|N|76|16|59.9|W|type:city}} (40.0151, -76.2822).<ref name="Travis">{{cite web
  | author = Travis, Dale 
  | title = 38-36-03
  | work = Round Barns & Covered Bridges
  | date = 
  | url = http://www.dalejtravis.com/bridge/pennsylv/htm/3803603.htm
  | accessdate = 2006-08-08 }}</ref>

== History ==
The bridge was built in 1876 by W. W. Upp over the [[Conestoga River]]. In 
June 1972, it was damaged by the floodwaters caused by [[Hurricane Agnes]]. It was repaired by David Esh in 1975 and moved to its present location in the Lancaster County Park over Mill Creek, a [[tributary]] of the Conestoga River. Kurtz's covered bridge  was first constructed in 1876. It spans 94 feet long, this covered bridge once spanned the Conestoga River. But after the Flood of 72, it was moved to its present location across the Mill Creek in the Lancaster County Central Park and it was last rebuilt there in 1975.

== Dimensions ==
Source:<ref name="lancaster.pa.us"/>
*'''Length:''' {{convert|94|ft|m}} [[Span (architecture)|span]] and {{convert|90|ft|m}} total length
*'''Width:''' {{convert|11|ft|8|in|m}} clear deck and {{convert|15|ft|m}} total width
*'''Overhead clearance:''' {{convert|11|ft|6|in|m}}
*'''Underclearance:''' {{convert|19|ft|6|in|m}}

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Image:Kurtz's Mill Covered Bridge Sign 2500px.jpg|A metal nameplate describing history of the bridge
Image:Kurtz's Mill Covered Bridge Side View 3008px.jpg|A view of the side of the bridge showing the surrounding forest
Image:Kurtz's Mill Covered Bridge Approach 2997px.jpg|One of the approaches to the bridge
Image:Kurtz's Mill Covered Bridge Inside 1865px.jpg|The inside of the bridge showing the [[Burr arch truss]]
Image:Kurtz's Mill Covered Bridge Underside 1836px.jpg|The underside of the bridge
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Burr truss|Burr arch truss]]
*[[List of Lancaster County covered bridges]]

== References ==
*{{cite web
 |author      = Dr. Roger A. McCain
 |title       = Kurtz'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/CBKurtz.html
 |accessdate  = 2006-08-03
 |url-status     = dead
 |archiveurl  = https://web.archive.org/web/20060907091435/http://william-king.www.drexel.edu/top/bridge/CBKurtz.html
 |archivedate = 2006-09-07
}}
*{{cite web
  | title = Kurtz Mill Covered Bridge
  | work = Lancaster County Pennsylvania Dutch Country Official Visitors Center
  | publisher = Pennsylvania Dutch Convention & Visitors Bureau
  | year = 2006
  | url = http://www.padutchcountry.com/member_pages/kurtz_s_mill_covered_bridge.asp
  | accessdate = 2006-07-07 }}
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[[Category:Covered bridges in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Bridges completed in 1876]]
[[Category:Road bridges in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Relocated buildings and structures in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Wooden bridges in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Burr Truss bridges in the United States]]