Seigrist's Mill Covered Bridge
Why it's listed
Seigrist's Mill Covered Bridge is a Burr truss covered bridge that crosses Chickies Creek between Rapho and West Hempfield Townships in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The record dates its construction to 1885. Its end post length is 82 feet and its width is 15 feet. The structure has vertical board and batten siding, portal ends, and a gable roof, and it rests on cut stone abutments that are concrete cased. The bridge is owned by Lancaster County and the two townships. It was listed as part of a group of covered bridges in Lancaster County that together illustrate the county's use of the Burr truss form in the nineteenth century. The record describes the trusses as being in good condition. The nomination notes that the abutments would need a larger boundary to be fully encompassed.
Significance in brief: The document describes the bridge as a Burr truss structure with vertical board and batten siding, portal ends, cut stone abutments (concrete cased), and a gable roof, in good condition. It was nominated as part of the Covered Bridges of Lancaster County thematic group. The review notes indicate the bridge was accepted for its place among the county's surviving covered bridges.
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 80003513, listed December 10, 1980. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | NE of Columbia on T 360, Rapho/West Hempfield Townships, Columbia |
|---|---|
| County | Lancaster County |
| Listed | December 10, 1980 |
| Reference number | 80003513 |
| 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 | 40.07601, -76.47103 (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 80003513.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7510746
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.