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Lancaster
County, Pennsylvania
(WGN
38-36-43) (WGCB PA-36-43)
(1962) A single-span Burr arch truss 72' 6" over a tributary of Mill
Creek. Located: Along US 30, just west of SR 896, at the entrance
to the Amish Farm, East Lampeter Township, Pennsylvania. Directions:
The Amish Farm is on the north side of US 30, west of SR 896, just west
of the American Music Theater. This bridge is a reconstruction of a historic
covered bridge, the Miller’s Farm Covered Bridge (former WGN
38-36-27 #2), built in 1871 by Elias McMellen. The original
bridge was presented to Adolph Neuber, owner of the Willows Restaurant,
and placed beside the restaurant for preservation as a historic landmark.
In 1991, Mr. Neuber contracted a local builder, Roy Zimmerman, to restore
the structure. Since the
Miller’s Farm Covered Bridge (former
38-36-27
#2) was in poor condition, a second bridge was purchased to provide
the timbers necessary for the rebuilding project. The second structure
was the Goods Fording Covered Bridge (former
WGN
38-36-24), built in 1855 and torn down in March 1961. The
best parts of the Miller’s Farm Covered Bridge (former WGN
38-36-27 #2) were used for the basic project and the deteriorated
timbers were replaced with sound ones from the Goods Fording Covered
Bridge
(former WGN 38-36-24). Also,
some of the hardware and wooden pegs, or trunnels from the Goods Fording
Covered Bridge (former WGN 38-36-24) were
used to reconstruct the span. The Willows Restaurant has been replaced
with the American Music Theater, and the bridge, once part of that establishment,
is now being used as a second entrance to The Amish Farm. Also Known
as the Willows Covered Bridge. (Oct 2004) |
