This bridge spans the Conestoga Creek at a length of 180 feet making it the longest Covered Bridge in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.
The bridge has a single span, wooden, double Burr arch trusses design. The original bridge was built in 1848 by John Russell at a cost of $1,988. It has been swept away in flooding numerous times, most recently in 1972 after Hurricane Agnes. Waters lifted the original structure off its abutments and carried it downstream. In 1973, it was rebuilt. It is located 1/4 mile north of Hwy. 23 and Mondale Road and 1/4 mile west on Hunsecker Road in Upper Leacock Township. It’s one of the few existing Covered Bridges in Lancaster County not sporting the red outside paint scheme. The WGCB # for this bridge is 38-36-06. It is in excellent condition and open to daily vehicular traffic.
One of nine covered bridges I photographed on 9-6-2009. I shot this as seven bracketed RAW frames and then combined them into an HDR with Photomatix Pro and finally, tone mapped that image to create the final color image. Black and White conversion via NIK Silver-FX Pro.
