Bridge Photos Record
Images
Metadata
Bridge Name |
Big Chiques #5 Covered Bridge (Shearer's Mill) |
Location |
Rapho & East Hempfield Townships |
Date of Photo |
c.1915 |
Description |
Wooden arch covered bridge built in 1856 near Jacob Shearer's between Rapho and East Hempfield Townships on the road from Lancaster to the Colebrook Furnace. This covered bridge was replaced by a two span concrete bridge in 1970. This covered bridge was relocated in 1971 to Veteran's Memorial Park in Manheim Borough. 40°10.3147'N, 76°23.3873'W 40° 7.3387'N, 76° 24.3025'W (Original location) |
Provenance |
Bridge Docket 1-224 |
Catalog Number |
CO-2.1.224 |
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" |