Landis Mill Covered Bridge

Infobox U.S. Covered Bridge
bridge=Landis Mill Covered Bridge

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state=Pennsylvania
county=Lancaster County
length=53
truss=single span, double Burr arch truss
built=1873
builder=Elias McMellen

Landis Mill Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that spans the Little Conestoga Creek in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. A county-owned and maintained bridge, its official designation is the Little Conestoga #1 Bridgecite web
title = Landis Mill Covered Bridge
work = Lancaster County, PA Government Portal
publisher = County of Lancaster, Pennsylvania
date = 2001-10-20
url = http://www.co.lancaster.pa.us/lanco/cwp/view.asp?a=15&q=256868
accessdate = 2006-07-07 ] . The bridge, built in 1873 by Elias McMellen, is today surrounded by a development, shopping center, and highways on the boundary of Lancaster, Pennsylvaniacite web
author = Dr. Roger A. McCain
title = Landis Mill Bridge
work = A Guide to Old Covered Bridges of Southeastern Pennsylvania and nearby areas
publisher =
date =
url = http://william-king.www.drexel.edu/top/bridge/CBLandis.html
accessdate = 2006-08-03] . At 53 feet (16.2 m), it is the shortest covered bridge in the countycite web
title = Landis Mill Covered Bridge
work = Lancaster County Pennsylvania Dutch Country Official Visitors Center
publisher = Pennsylvania Dutch Convention & Visitors Bureau
date = 2006
url = http://www.padutchcountry.com/member_pages/landis_mill_covered_bridge.asp
accessdate = 2006-07-07 ] .

The bridge has a single span, wooden, double pyramidal-shaped Burr-type trusses and a multiple kingpost design with the addition of steel hanger rods. It is the only bridge in the county to use this design. The deck is made from oak planks. It is painted red, the traditional color of 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 WGCB Number is 38-36-16. In 1980 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places as structure number 80003526cite web
title = PENNSYLVANIA - Lancaster County
work = National Register of Historic Places
url = http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/PA/Lancaster/state3.html
accessdate = 2007-03-20] . It is located at coor dms|40|4|4.8|N|76|20|41.4|W|city (40.06800, -76.34483). It can be found northwest of Lancaster on Shreiner Road one block West of the Park City Center shopping mall.cite web
author = Bickel, Hank
title = Landis Bridge
work = Covered Bridges of the Northeast USA
date = 2005-06-23
url = http://www.coveredbridgesite.com/pa/landis.html
accessdate = 2006-08-04 ] cite web
author = Travis, Dale
title = 38-36-16
work = Round Barns & Covered Bridges
url = http://www.dalejtravis.com/bridge/pennsylv/htm/3803616.htm
accessdate = 2006-08-08 ]

History

Landis Mill Covered Bridge was built in 1873 by Elias McMellen at a cost of $969. McMellen, who built many of Lancaster's covered bridges using the Burr arch truss, chose to build this short bridge using a simpler design with multiple kingpost trusses and, instead of Burr arches, pyramidal-shaped trusses to add additional support. The bridge has remained despite the development of the surrounding countryside.

= Dimensions =

*Length: 41 feet (12.5 m) span and 53 feet (16.2 m) total length
*Width: 13 feet (4.0 m) clear deck and 15 feet (4.6 m) total width
*Overhead clearance: 12 feet (3.7 m)
*Underclearance: 8 feet (2.4 m)

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