Bridge in West Earl Township

Bridge in West Earl Township

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
Bridge in West Earl Township
Location in Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°07′40″N 76°11′59″W / 40.127777°N 76.199722°W / 40.127777; -76.199722Coordinates: 40°07′40″N 76°11′59″W / 40.127777°N 76.199722°W / 40.127777; -76.199722
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

References

  1. National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. 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.

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