Risser's Mill Covered Bridge 38-36-36

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Overview: Lost Covered bridge over T.Lil.Chickies Creek on PA 4010
Location: Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Status: GONE
History: Built 1872, destroyed by arson July 8, 2002
Builder: - Elias McMellen
Design: Covered Through truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 66.9 ft.
Total length: 82.0 ft.
Deck width: 15.0 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 9.5 ft.
Also called: Horst Mill Covered Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.13944, -76.50583 (decimal degrees)
40°08'22" N, 76°30'21" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 18/371721/4444321 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Elizabethtown
Inventory numbers: PA 36 4010 0060 1925 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
WGCB 38-36-36 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 31078 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 05/2006): Substructure condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 0.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2008): 89

Branch Little Chickies Creek Bridge

Posted May 10, 2009, by Brian McKee (bjmckee51 [at] yahoo [dot] com)

This bridge was burned in July 2002