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Seigrist's Mill Covered Bridge

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
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Oblique view

Photo taken by Jack Schmidt

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Description 

Washed downstream by flooding Sept. 8, 2011; structure intact, county is repairing bridge

On October 31, 2012, Bulldog Construction from Coatesville, Pa. was awarded a contract in the amount of $674,421.00 to reconstruct the bridge and raise the abutments two feet to help avoid future flooding damage. Lancaster Timber Framers subcontracted to Bulldog Construction the rehabilitation of the bridge.

Facts 

Overview
Covered bridge over Big Chickies Creek on Seigrist Road
Location
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
Status
Washed downstream by flooding Sept. 8, 2011; structure intact, county plans to return and repair bridge
History
Built 1885
Design
Covered Burr arch-truss
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 91.9 ft.
Total length: 100.1 ft.
Deck width: 13.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 11.5 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 10, 1980
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.07592, -76.47100   (decimal degrees)
40°04'33" N, 76°28'16" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/374572/4437220 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Columbia East
Inventory numbers
PA 36 7230 0360 0206 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
NRHP 80003513 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
WGCB 38-36-37 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 31123 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 11/2006)
Deck condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Satisfactory (6 out of 9)
Appraisal: Functionally obsolete
Sufficiency rating: 18.8 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2000)
500

Categories 

19th Century (3,817)
Built 1885 (115)
Built during 1880s (1,043)
Burr arch-truss (226)
Covered (924)
Functionally obsolete (7,035)
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania (121)
Lost 2011 (254)
Lost during 2010s (680)
 NR-listed (2,353)
Owned by county (16,482)
Pennsylvania (3,037)
Span length 75-100 feet (4,718)
Through truss (9,200)
Total length 100-125 feet (3,632)
Truss (23,559)
Under construction (27)
Wooden deck (5,397)

Update Log 

  • May 16, 2013: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: Updated reconstruction with photo and data
  • October 10, 2011: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: Updated status description
  • September 8, 2011: Updated by Alexander D. Mitchell IV: Bridge destroyed by flooding Sept. 8, 2011; replacement status unclear. Video of washout at http://lancasteronline.com/article/local/454514_RAW-VIDEO--Siegrist-Road-covered-bridge-is-swept-away.html
  • March 5, 2007: Posted photos from Jack Schmidt

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