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Lancaster
County, Pennsylvania
(WGN
38-36-03) (WGCB PA-36-03) (1876;
salvaged and moved and restored 1972). A single-span, Burr arch truss,
96' 8" over Mill Creek. Located: On Kiwanis Road, Lancaster
County Central Park, Pennsylvania. Directions: Lancaster County
Central Park is located approximately 2.5 miles from the center of Lancaster,
Pennsylvania, just east of US 222. At the jct. of US 222 and
Golf Road, travel east on Golf Road into the park. Turn right on
Kiwanis Road to the bridge. During the Hurricane Agnes flood of 1972,
the rising Conestoga River washed the structure downstream a considerable
distance, where it became hung up on a large maple tree. Following
this calamity, the bridge was moved fifteen miles by trailer to Lancaster
County Central Park. The original cost of construction in 1876 was
$1,407. Approximately 100 years later, the cost of moving the structure
was $5,000, and the cost of restoration was $55,000. The bridge was
rededicated on April 22, 1975. In its restored condition, it is covered
with vertical board and batten siding and a shake roof. Also known
as the Baer’s Mill Covered Bridge, the
Keystone Mill Covered
Bridge, the Binder Tongue Carrier Covered Bridge, and the Mill
2A Covered Bridge. (Oct 2004) |
