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The Mount Orne Covered Bridge is located in a rural area of eastern Lunenburg and southwestern Lancaster. It spans the Connecticut River in a roughly northwest-southeast orientation. It consists of two spans of wood-and-iron Howe trusses , resting on stone abutments and piers which have been partially faced in concrete.
A county-owned and maintained bridge, its official designation is the Little Conestoga #1 Bridge. [1] The bridge, built in 1873 by Elias McMellen, is today surrounded by a development, shopping center, and highways on the boundary of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. [2] At 53 feet (16 m), it is the shortest covered bridge in the county. [3]
The Lancaster Bicycle Club hosts an annual Covered Bridge Metric Century bicycle race. In 2010, more than 2,500 riders participated. [52] The city of Lancaster hosted the Tom Bamford Lancaster Classic, an international, professional bicycle racing event held each June since 1992.
Parke County, Indiana has the most covered bridges of any county in the United States with 31 covered bridges [1] All of the covered bridges in Lancaster County, except for the Hunsecker's Mill Covered Bridge, Kurtz's Mill Covered Bridge, and the Willow Hill Covered Bridge, are listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
This new bridge type, wooden with a covered span, was developed because traditional European methods, typically stone bridges, were not appropriate for the harsh Pennsylvania winters. Many of the bridges were named for pioneer families residing near the bridges. [2] Some people call Pennsylvania the "Covered Bridge Capital of the Nation". [2]
Name Image Built Listed Location County Type Bridge in Athens Township: 1913 June 22, 1988 removed August 22, 2012: Athens: Bradford: Pennsylvania (petit) truss Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
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.
The bridge is also known as Eshelman's Mill Covered Bridge and Paradise Bridge. The bridge has a single span, wooden, double Burr arch trusses design with the addition of steel hanger rods. The deck is made from oak planks. [1] It is painted red, the traditional color of Lancaster County covered bridges, on both the inside and outside.