Kurtz's Mill Covered Bridge - Lancaster, PA
N 40° 00.912 W 076° 16.940
18T E 390563 N 4430231
This all wood, 90 foot long covered bridge built in 1876 is a single span, double Burr arch truss bridge. This bridge is in a county park and is the standard color of dark red, the same as all the other covered bridges.
Waymark Code: WM91BW
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 06/13/2010
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This is but one of a much larger collection of covered bridges in Lancaster County, a place replete and famous for such things. There was a flood in the early 70's which picked up this bridge and moved it down stream. Once they collected all the pieces and parts, it was moved a total of 15 miles away where it still sits today. They installed new abutments and the rest was added. This is probably why this is the only bridge not on the NRHP even though it was built in the 1800s.
The bridge was built in 1876 by W. W. Upp over the Conestoga River. It is one of those truss bridges like most of the other ones. Its length is 90 feet and it is entirely made of wood (oak I think).
Located at this site is an historical marker which reads
COUNTY PARK COVERED BRIDGE
Originally Built 1876 and Spanned the Conestoga
Creek Near Hinkletown Damaged in June 22, 1972
Flood and Relocated to This Site in 1974. Rebuilt
And Opened for Public Use 1975.
Below this is a list of names like commissioners, engineers and stiff like that who used the public monies to pay for the extra dough it cost to inscribe their name in this marker.