Bridge Photos Record
Images
Metadata
Bridge Name |
Big Chiques #4 Covered Bridge (Shenk's Mill) (Pike's Mill) |
Location |
Rapho & East Hempfield Townships |
Date of Photo |
c.1915 |
Description |
Wooden arch covered bridge built in 1847 at Henry Shenk's Mill between Rapho and East Hempfield Townships on the road from the Harrisburg Turnpike to Sporting Hill. This covered bridge was rebuilt in 1855 after a storm destroyed it. 40° 6.9422'N, 76° 25.5082'W |
Provenance |
Bridge Docket 1-226 |
Catalog Number |
CO-2.1.226 |
Copyright |
Lancaster County bridge photographs are made accessible for public/research purposes. All photographic images used in professional publications most provide full reference credit: "Courtesy of the Lancaster County Archives, Lancaster, Pennsylvania: Bridge Dockets Collection" |