Risser's Mill Covered Bridge

Risser's Mill Covered Bridge
Formerly listed on the  U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Nearest city	Mount Joy, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°08′21″N76°30′17″W / 40.1393°N 76.5048°W / 40.1393; -76.5048
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	1872
Architectural style	Burr arch
MPS	Covered Bridges of Lancaster County TR
NRHP reference No.	80004612 [1]
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	1980
Removed from NRHP	December 05, 2003

The former location of the bridge before it was burnt

The 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. The arsonist was caught and arrested by police. But the covered bridge had been completely destroyed and Risser's Mill Covered Bridge across the Little Chiques Creek was never seen again. ^[2] 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. ^[3] The bridge's WGCB Number is 38-36-36. Added in 1980, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as structure number 80004612, and was removed from the Register on December 5, 2003. ^[4]

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

References

• McCain, Dr. Roger A. "Risser's Mill Bridge". A Guide to Old Covered Bridges of Southeastern Pennsylvania and nearby areas. Archived from the original on September 7, 2006. Retrieved August 4, 2006.
• "Our World: Covered Bridges". Lancaster County Pennsylvania Dutch Country Official Visitors Center. Pennsylvania Dutch Convention & Visitors Bureau. 2006. Retrieved July 7, 2006.
• "The Covered Bridges of Lancaster County". Lancaster County, PA Government Portal. County of Lancaster, Pennsylvania. November 9, 2001. Archived from the original on December 26, 2005. Retrieved July 7, 2006.

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
2. "Arsonist destroys 130-year-old covered bridge". Lancaster New Era . July 9, 2002. p. 1. Retrieved August 20, 2022– via Newspapers.com.
3. Robinson, Ryan (September 30, 2006). "Rebirth of a covered bridge?". LancasterOnline.com : News. Lancaster Newspapers. Archived from the original on May 27, 2007. Retrieved October 1, 2006.
4. "National Register of Historic Places Listings December 12, 2003" (PDF). Archived from the original on April 15, 2008.