The rushing waters of the Chickies Creek swept away the Siegrist's Mill covered bridge on Siegrist Road during Tropical Storm Lee., pushing it downstream, where it landed on its side, said Lancaster County Commissioner Scott Martin. Built in 1885, it weighed five tons and straddled the border between West Hempfield and Rapho townships, Martin said. The county owns the bridge. View article at http://articles.lancasteronline.com/local/4/454514
@patlk is it ???im so gald i lived down that weay and so did my best freind .. i drove over by there some months back and saw it laying over onits side.. it was sad that is such a beautiful area.
triptoheaveandho 1 month ago
as of now its being salvaged and rebuilt!
patlk 3 months ago
@glomor
Yes. Go to wgaltv channel and view 'It Cracked, Groaned' Says Woman Who Watched Bridge Swept Away.
buyerbware25 4 months ago
:(
HelluvaBadShot 5 months ago
@glomor
by the looks of pics on wgal it look like it
patlk 5 months ago
Is it possible that the bridge can be salvaged and rebuilt?
glomor 5 months ago
@kstadden Correction: I was thinking of the Bridge Valley Road covered bridge, which is the next one upstream (or downstream, not sure...). We visited that one tonight and it's hanging on, but barely. I hope we don't lose more bridges.
kstadden 5 months ago
I've also ridden over this bridge many times on my bike. SO sad. I hope we don't lose more of our covered bridges with this flooding...
lrpfeil 5 months ago
My childhood back yard was to the right of this video - the corner of the bridge actually sat in our yard (they house was later moved due to regular flooding). We used to play inside it and climb on the beams underneath. So many memories swept away!!
chellegs0610 5 months ago
This is so sad but I don't think it will be the only one at the rate the rivers and creeks are continuing to rise.
Greggbert 5 months ago