The Leaman’s Place Covered Bridge spans Pequea Creek. A county-owned and maintained bridge, it is also known as Eshelman’s Mill Covered Bridge and Paradise Bridge. The bridge has a single span and a wooden, double Burr arch truss design with the addition of steel hanger rods. The deck is made from oak planks. It is painted red, the traditional color of Lancaster County covered bridges, on both the inside and outside. Both approaches to the bridge are painted in the traditional white color. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
The land that the Leaman’s Place Covered Bridge is situated on was settled by the family of Mary Ferree in 1712, a land grant by William Penn in an area inhabited by the Pequaws Indians. It was not until 1845 that James C. Carpenter built the covered bridge across the Pequea Creek at a cost of $933. In 1893. Elias McMellan rebuilt the covered bridge at a cost of $2,431. The bridge was rehabilitated in 2004.
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