Risser's Mill Covered Bridge

Risser's Mill Covered Bridge or Horst's Mill Covered Bridge was a covered bridge that spanned Little Chickie's Creek in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. It was burnt by an arsonist on July 8 2002. As of October, 2006, a concrete bridge is being built 100 feet north of the site of the bridge. Plans exist to rebuild a replica of the bridge on the original hand-laid stone bridge abutments.cite web
author = Robinson, Ryan
title = Rebirth of a covered bridge?
work = LancasterOnline.com : News
publisher = Lancaster Newspapers
date = 2006-09-30
url = http://local.lancasteronline.com/4/26288
accessdate = 2006-10-01] The bridge's WGCB Number is 38-36-36. Added in 2003, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as structure number 80004612cite web
title = PENNSYLVANIA - Lancaster County
work = National Register of Historic Places
url = http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/PA/Lancaster/state4.html
accessdate = 2007-03-20] . It was located at coor dms|40|8|21.6|N|76|30|17.4|W|city (40.13933, -76.50483).cite web
author = Travis, Dale
title = 38-36-36
work = Round Barns & Covered Bridges
date =
url = http://www.dalejtravis.com/bridge/pennsylv/htm/3803636.htm
accessdate = 2006-08-08 ]

History

The bridge was built in 1872 by Elias McMellen using a Burr arch truss design.

Dimensions

*Length: 82 feet (25.0 m) total length
*Width: 15 feet (4.6 m) total width

External links

References

*cite web
author = McCain, Dr. Roger A.
title = Risser's 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/CBRissers.html
accessdate = 2006-08-04
*cite web
title = Our World: Covered Bridges
work = Lancaster County Pennsylvania Dutch Country Official Visitors Center
publisher = Pennsylvania Dutch Convention & Visitors Bureau
date = 2006
url = http://www.padutchcountry.com/our_world/covered_bridges.asp
accessdate = 2006-07-07
*cite web
title = The Covered Bridges of Lancaster County
work = Lancaster County, PA Government Portal
publisher = County of Lancaster, Pennsylvania
date = 2001-11-09
url = http://www.co.lancaster.pa.us/lanco/cwp/view.asp?a=15&Q=257050
accessdate = 2006-07-07