East Hempfield Township near Neffsville in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Landis Mill Covered Bridge (1873)

Little Conestoga #1

Photographed by Shane Oliver, June 13, 2020

1. Landis Mill Covered Bridge (1873) Marker

Inscription. Court appointed bridge viewers met here on September 25, 1867 and determined that a bridge was "indispensably necessary." Well known bridge builder, Elias McMellen, built this bridge in 1873 for $969 near the Landis Mill. The three-story stone mill on the west side of this creek was built around 1813. John H. L. Landis (1795-1864) purchased the adjacent mill in 1834 which became known as the "Pike Mill." This mill was later known as the "Oreville" grist and saw mill. In 1931, the executors of John L. Landis (1834-1911) sold the mill property including the "old stone grist mill" which had been in the Landis family for nearly a century. The Landis Mill bridge is the shortest covered bridge still in use and uniquely the only one with king post truss construction.

Erected by Lancaster Bicycle Club.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Bridges & Viaducts • Roads & Vehicles. In addition, it is included in the Covered Bridges series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1873.

Location. 40° 4.118′ N, 76° 20.71′ W. Marker is near Neffsville, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster

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County. It is in East Hempfield Township. It is on Shreiner Station Road, on the left when traveling east. Marker is located at a pull-off on the left side of Shreiner Station Road, just before the Landis Mill Covered Bridge. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 896l Plaza Blvd, Lancaster PA 17601, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania, specifically in Pennsylvania Dutch Country,

and in the Susquehanna Valley.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy

and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lancaster Area Refuse Authority (approx. 0.9 miles away); Lancaster Brick Company (approx. 0.9 miles away); 1717 (approx. one mile away); Pennsylvania Rifle (approx. 1.4 miles away); Wheatland (approx. 1½ miles away); Roll of Honor

The Landis Mill Covered Bridge is visible behind the marker. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Shane Oliver, June 13, 2020

2. The Landis Mill Covered Bridge is visible behind the marker.

(approx. 1.6 miles away); Vietnam and Korean War Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); World War I Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away).

More about this marker. The top left of the marker contains a map with the caption: "1899 Landis Mill."
The bottom left of the marker contains the Lancaster County seal, with the caption: "Lancaster County Commissioners: Chairman Joshua G. Parsons, Vice Chair Dennis P. Stuckey, Commissioner Craig E. Lehman. Bridge records courtesy of the Lancaster County Archives. Sign provided by the Lancaster Bicycle Club."

Plaque inside of bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Shane Oliver, June 13, 2020

3. Plaque inside of bridge

Plaque reads: "Co. of Lancaster Little Conestoga I Shreiner Station Road East Hempfield/Manheim Landis Mill 1873 53' To report damage 717-299-8323 For Emergency 911"

Truss joint in center of bridge. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Shane Oliver, June 13, 2020

4. Truss joint in center of bridge.

The bridge identification sign reads: "Little Conestoga 1 Shreiner Station." The yellow arrow pointing downward reads: "TWP line"

Side view of the Landis Mill Covered Bridge. image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Shane Oliver, June 27, 2020

5. Side view of the Landis Mill Covered Bridge.

Notice the painting of a fish on the stone support structure.

Other side of the Landis Mill Covered Bridge image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Shane Oliver, June 27, 2020

6. Other side of the Landis Mill Covered Bridge

The "Landis Mill Covered Bridge (1873)" is visible at the pull-off on the other side of Little Conestoga Creek.

Credits. This page was last revised on February 7, 2023. It was originally submitted on December 16, 2020, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. This page has been viewed 1,156 times since then and 149 times this year. Last updated on May 27, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6. submitted on December 16, 2020, by Shane Oliver of Richmond, Virginia. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.