Bridge in West Earl Township
| Bridge in West Earl Township | |
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Bridge in West Earl Township in 1999. | |
| Carries | Farmersville Road (State Route 1010) |
| Crosses | Conestoga River |
| Locale | Brownstown, Pennsylvania |
| Other name(s) | Big Conestoga Creek Bridge No. 12 |
| Maintained by | PennDOT |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | Cantilevered girder |
| Material | Concrete |
| Total length | 130 feet (40 m) |
| Width | 18 feet (5.5 m) |
| Longest span | 62 feet (19 m) |
| Number of spans | 3 |
| Piers in water | 2 |
| Load limit | 20 short tons (18,000 kg) |
| History | |
| Designer | Frank H. Shaw |
| Constructed by | Paul D. Kauffman |
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Bridge in West Earl Township | |
  Location in Pennsylvania | |
| Coordinates | 40°07′40″N 76°11′59″W / 40.127777°N 76.199722°WCoordinates: 40°07′40″N 76°11′59″W / 40.127777°N 76.199722°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1917 |
| MPS | Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR |
| NRHP Reference # | 88000875[1] |
| Added to NRHP | June 22, 1988 |
The Bridge in West Earl Township, as it is designated on the National Register of Historic Places, is also known by its historic name, Big Conestoga Creek Bridge No. 12. It carries Farmersville Road (unsigned SR 1010) across the Conestoga River at Brownstown, West Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The bridge is notable for its form, a three-span, continuous, arched concrete girder that does not touch the abutments. Designer Frank H. Shaw was a consulting engineer to Lancaster County when the bridge was constructed in 1917, but appointed county engineer that same year.[2]
See also
- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- List of crossings of the Conestoga River
- National Register of Historic Places listings in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
References
- ↑ Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
- ↑ Spivey, Justin M. (August 1998). "Big Conestoga Creek Bridge No. 12" (PDF). Historic American Engineering Record. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 2. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
External links
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-500, "Big Conestoga Creek Bridge No. 12, Spanning Conestoga River at Farmersville Road (State Route 1010), Brownstown, Lancaster County, PA", 11 photos, 1 color transparency, 3 measured drawings, 19 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
- Frank Harold Shaw information at Structurae
- Big Conestoga Creek Bridge No. 12 at Structurae
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