West Lampeter Township near Lancaster in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Neff's Mill Bridge (1875)

Pequea #7

Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., July 13, 2021

1. Neff's Mill Bridge (1875) Marker

Inscription. In 1797, Wendel and Anne Bowman built a three-story stone mill that once stood adjacent to this bridge for over two hundred years. Bowman petitioned the courts to build a road or "cartway" near this bridge to the village of Strasburg so farmers could transport their grain to his mill. Inhabitants of Strasburg and Lampeter reported in 1803 that the old wooden bridge at this spot was becoming "frail and dangerous" to cross and was in a "decayed and ruinous” condition but County money was not granted for building a new bridge. Citizens again petitioned for a new bridge in 1821 and finally a new bridge was built in 1824 near the mill then owned by Christian Brackbill. Henry Neff purchased the adjacent mill property in 1874 from which this bridge derives its name. This bridge was rebuilt in 1875 by James C. Carpenter for a cost of $1.860.00.

Erected by Lancaster County.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. In addition, it is included in the Covered Bridges series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1797.

Location. 39° 58.718′ N, 76° 13.56′ W. Marker is near Lancaster, Pennsylvania, in Lancaster County. It is in West Lampeter Township. It is on Penn Grant Road 0.1 miles east of Bridge Road

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, on the left when traveling east. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lancaster PA 17602, 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 3 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Lime Valley Bridge (1871) (approx. 1.3 miles away); Blacksmith Shop (approx. 1.8 miles away); Heine Weber Smokehouse (approx. 1.8 miles away); First Settlement in Lancaster County (approx. 1.9 miles away); Millstones (approx. 1.9 miles away); Refton (approx. 1.9 miles away); Herr House (approx. 2.3 miles away); Boehm's Chapel (approx. 2½ miles away).

Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., July 13, 2021

2. Neff's Mill Bridge (1875) Marker

Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., July 13, 2021

3. Neff's Mill Bridge (1875) Marker

This is on the left inside wall at same entrance.

Neff's Mill Bridge (1875) image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Jim Fredlund, January 29, 2025

4. Neff's Mill Bridge (1875)

Photographed by Jim Fredlund, January 29, 2025

5. Neff's Mill Bridge (1875)

Photographed by Jim Fredlund, January 29, 2025

6. Neff's Mill Bridge (1875)

Credits. This page was last revised on January 31, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 13, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. This page has been viewed 813 times since then and 48 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on July 13, 2021, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. 4, 5, 6. submitted on January 30, 2025, by Jim Fredlund of Olney, Maryland. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.