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Keller's Mill Covered Bridge

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design with the addition of steel hanger rods. The deck is made from oak planks. The bridge is the only all white bridge in the county, not red. In fact, just about all covered bridges were whitewashed both inside and out. the only bridge to have survived the transition from whitewashing to the red
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in 1873 at a cost of US$ 2,075. After being swept away in flooding, the bridge was rebuilt in 1891, again by McMellen. It stayed there until it was disassembled and moved in 2006. The bridge was reconstructed in 2009. The bridge was reopened on Middle Creek Road in December 2010.
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supervisor Clark Stauffer, the bridge has been disassembled and will be reassembled a few miles downstream to replace an existing one lane Middle Creek Road bridge. It was located at
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Due to heavy road traffic on the aging, one-lane bridge, construction on a new steel and concrete bridge to bypass the covered bridge occurred in the summer of 2006. According to
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color commonly used in barns throughout the county. The bridge is not painted on the inside.
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13.1 feet 2 inches (4.04 m) clear deck and 16 feet (4.9 m) total width
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13 feet 2 inches (4.01 m) clear deck and 15 feet (4.6 m) total width
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
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On Rettew Mill Road in July 2006, before the bridge was disassembled and moved
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Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
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Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
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Keller's Mill Covered Bridge has a single span, wooden, double
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List of covered bridges in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
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Keller's Mill Covered Bridge was originally built by
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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40°9′51″N 76°13′57″W / 40.16417°N 76.23250°W / 40.16417; -76.23250
Cocalico Creek
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covered bridge
Cocalico Creek
Ephrata Township
Lancaster County
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Ephrata Township
40°10′11.4″N 76°12′16.8″W / 40.169833°N 76.204667°W / 40.169833; -76.204667
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