Landis Mill Covered Bridge
Why it's listed
Landis Mill Covered Bridge crosses Little Conestoga Creek on the line between East Hempfield and Manheim townships in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Its date is recorded as 1878. The bridge is a wooden covered structure with a kingpost truss, and its span is 53 feet, with a roadway width of about 15 feet. Its truss form is multiple kingpost, a type regarded as uncommon for Lancaster County. The bridge is one of a group of covered bridges in the county that were considered together, as a thematic set of 19th-century wood-frame structures. Reviewers noted that the bridge was in good condition, and that its abutments and boundaries needed to be checked before the listing could be confirmed. The record does not name a builder or architect. The document is a short nomination form with limited narrative, so the description is brief and relies on the basic physical and technical details it provides.
Significance in brief: The nomination describes it as a fine example of a multiple kingpost truss bridge, a type it calls rare in Lancaster County. It was nominated as part of a thematic group of covered bridges in the county, and the form records the trusses as being in good condition.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 80003526, listed December 10, 1980. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence low).
Key facts
| Address | NW of Lancaster on T 560, East Hempfield/Manheim Townships, Lancaster |
|---|---|
| County | Lancaster County |
| Listed | December 10, 1980 |
| Reference number | 80003526 |
| Resource type | Structure |
| Areas of significance | Engineering, Transportation |
| Level of significance | State |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition recorded as good. |
| Acreage | 0.1 |
| Coordinates | 40.06853, -76.34505 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 80003526.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q6484667
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.