Metrotrails Strasburg to Quarryville Lancaster County Happy Hike

Metrotrails hike featuring historic sites and covered bridges. The hike began with a visit to the Strasburg Rail Road which is the the oldest continuously operating standard-gauge railroad in the western hemisphere, as well as the oldest public utility in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Next we walked through the town of Strasburg and continued in a loop through this historic area. We walked across the Neff's Mill covered bridge, that spans the Pequea creek. It's a double Burr arch trusses design with the addition of steel hanger rods. The deck is made from oak planks. Next we crossed the Lime Valley covered bridge, which is the same type of bridge. Both bridges are on National Register of historic places. We made our way back to the Railroad Museum of Pennsylvania which we toured.
Some more information on the Strasburg Rail Road.
Strasburg Rail Road
The Philadelphia & Columbia Railroad it circumvented the town of Strasburg. Not having a railroad to the town would devastating to the town's commercial and agricultural businesses. The people of Strasburg decided to build their own railroad to connect the town to the P&C's mainline. In 1851 the Strasburg Rail Road became incorporated and soon after began carrying passengers and freight.
The Strasburg Rail Road is the oldest continuously operating standard-gauge railroad in the western hemisphere, as well as the oldest public utility in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Today it is a heritage railroad offering excursion trains hauled by steam locomotives on 4.02 mi (6.47 km) of track[1] in Pennsylvania Dutch Country, as well as providing contract railroad mechanical services, and freight service to area shippers.
It is one of the region’s most frequented attractions and is the most visited tourist railroad in the continental United States with annual ridership averaging 300,000 passengers.

[@samanthab1923]

Love all the old architecture 🏡

[@Diane_R]

Although I live about an hour's drive from Stasburg, I had never been through the town which reminded me of European towns. (The pictures in the beginning of the video are from the town). Here's a link to the town's history which I found interesting. strasburgboro.org/about/history/

[@samanthab1923]

@@Diane_R Diane thank you so much for that history lesson. I’m in Bucks & thought we had lots of old stoneys. 🏡