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Willow Hill Covered Bridge 38-36-43
Lancaster County
,
Pennsylvania
Photos
Photo taken by Bill Eichelberger
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BH Photo #126211
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Overview
Burr arch-truss bridge over Mill Creek branch in East Lampeter
Location
East Lampeter
,
Lancaster County
,
Pennsylvania
Status
Open to pedestrians
History
Completed on May 21, 1962. Utilized parts of two former Lancaster County bridges (Miller's Mill 38-36-27 and Daniel Good's Fording 38-36-24).
Builder
-
Roy Zimmerman
Design
Burr arch-truss
Dimensions
Span length: 72.5 ft.
Total length: 72.5 ft.
Deck width: 13.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.5 ft.
Also called
Amish Farm Covered Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.02442
,
-76.20153
(decimal degrees)
40°01'28" N, 76°12'06" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/397473/4431159
(zone/easting/northing)
Quadrangle map:
Leola
Inventory number
BH 37651
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
Built 1962
(218)
Built during 1960s
(2,031)
Burr arch-truss
(352)
Covered
(1,647)
East Lampeter, Pennsylvania
(1)
Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
(153)
Open to pedestrians
(4,208)
Pennsylvania
(5,317)
Roy Zimmerman
(1)
Span length 50-75 feet
(10,073)
Through truss
(15,052)
Total length 50-75 feet
(9,299)
Truss
(32,772)
Update Log
September 10, 2014: New photo from Bill Eichelberger
September 9, 2014: New photo from Bill Eichelberger
October 16, 2008: Added by Bill Eichelberger
Sources
Bill Eichelberger
Jack Schmidt -
jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net
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