Leaman's Place Covered Bridge

Infobox U.S. Covered Bridge
bridge=Leaman's Place Covered Bridge


image_size=300px
bridge_

bridge_map_size=250px
state=Pennsylvania
county=Lancaster County
length=113
truss=single span, double Burr arch truss
built=1845
builder=James C. Carpenter

Leaman's Place Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that spans Pequea Creek in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. A county-owned and maintained bridge, its official designation is the Pequea #4 Bridgecite web
title = Leaman's Place 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=256847
accessdate = 2006-07-07 ] . 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. 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 the traditional white color.

The bridge's WGCB Number is 38-36-20. Added in 1980, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as structure number 80003519cite 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 on the boundary between Paradise and Leacock townshipscite web
author = Dr. Roger A. McCain
title = Leaman Place Bridge
work = A Guide to Old Covered Bridges of Southeastern Pennsylvania and nearby areas
url = http://william-king.www.drexel.edu/top/bridge/CBLeaman.html
accessdate = 2006-08-03] at coor dms|40|0|43.2|N|76|6|28.2|W|city (40.01200, -76.10783). It is found 0.5 miles (0.8 km) north of U.S. Route 30 on Belmont Road to the west of Paradisecite web
author = Bickel, Hank
title = Eshelman's Mill / Paradise Bridge
work = Covered Bridges of the Northeast USA
date = 2005-06-23
url = http://www.coveredbridgesite.com/pa/eshelmans.html
accessdate = 2006-08-04 ] .cite web
author = Travis, Dale
title = 38-36-20
work = Round Barns & Covered Bridges
url = http://www.dalejtravis.com/bridge/pennsylv/htm/3803620.htm
accessdate = 2006-08-08 ]

History

The land that the Leaman's Place Covered Bridge is situated on was settled by the family of MaryFerree in 1712, a land grant by William Penn in an area inhabited by the Pequaws Indians. It was not until 1845 that James C. Carpenter built the covered bridge across the Pequea Creek at a cost of $933. In 1893,^{"Note:" "Note:" Bickel, McCain, and the Lancaster County Pennsylvania Dutch Country Official Visitors Center list the rebuilt date of 1893. Travis lists a date of 1894.]} Elias McMellan rebuilt the covered bridge at a cost of $2,431.cite web
title = Eshleman's 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/leaman_s_place_covered_bridge.asp
accessdate = 2006-07-07 ] The bridge was rehabilitated in 2004.

= Dimensions =

*Length: 102 feet (31.1 m) span and 113 feet (34.4 m) total length
*Width: 15 feet (4.6 m) ^"Note:""Note:" The official government source lists 15 feet of clear deck width. Both Bickel and McCain list the total width as 15 feet. It is not clear which is correct.]
*Overhead clearance: 11 feet 6 inches (3.5 m)
*Underclearance: 13 feet (4.0 m)

Gallery

ee also

*Burr arch truss
*List of Lancaster County covered bridges

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