Shearer's Covered Bridge

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Shearer's Covered Bridge

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Length	86 feet (26.2 meters)
Truss Type	single span, double Burr arch truss
Built	1847
Builder	Jacob Clare

Shearer's Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that spans the Big Chiques Creek in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. (Chiques Creek was known as Chickies Creek until 2002).^[1]

The bridge has a single span, wooden, double Burr arch trusses design. It is the only covered bridge in the county painted entirely in red, the traditional color of Lancaster County covered bridges, on both the inside and outside including both approaches. The other all red bridge, Pool Forge Covered Bridge, is only painted on the outside. It is one of only 3 covered bridges in the county with horizontal side boards.

The bridge's WGCB Number is 38-36-31. Added in 1980, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as structure number 80003532^[2]. It is located at 40°10′17.4″N, 76°23′23.4″W (40.17150, -76.38983).^[3]

Contents 1 History 2 Dimensions 3 Gallery 4 See also 5 External links 6 References

[edit] History

The bridge was built in 1847 by Jacob Clare. It was rebuilt in 1855 and stayed there until it was moved in 1971 to its present location in the Manheim Memorial Park.

[edit] Dimensions

• Length: 86 feet (26.2 m) total length
• Width: 15 feet (4.6 m) total width
• Overhead clearance: 11 feet 6 inches (3.5 m)

[edit] Gallery

View of the bridge from the side	Three quarters view	One of the approaches to the bridge	An inside view of the bridge
A closeup of the Burr arch truss	One of the bridge's window	The bridge's floor boards	The bridge's ceiling
History plaque on the bridge

[edit] See also

• Burr arch truss
• List of Lancaster County covered bridges

[edit] External links

• Maps and aerial photos Coordinates: 40.17150° -76.38983°
  • Street map from Google Maps or Yahoo! Maps
  • Topographic map from TopoZone
  • Aerial image or topographic map from TerraServer-USA
  • Satellite image from Google Maps or Microsoft Virtual Earth

[edit] References

• Bickel, Hank (2005-23-06). Shearer Bridge. Covered Bridges of the Northeast USA. Retrieved on August 4, 2006.
• McCain, Dr. Roger A.. Shearer's Bridge. A Guide to Old Covered Bridges of Southeastern Pennsylvania and nearby areas. Retrieved on August 4, 2006.
• Shearer's Mill Covered Bridge. Lancaster County Pennsylvania Dutch Country Official Visitors Center. Pennsylvania Dutch Convention & Visitors Bureau (2006). Retrieved on July 7, 2006.
• The Covered Bridges of Lancaster County. Lancaster County, PA Government Portal. County of Lancaster, Pennsylvania (2001-11-09). Retrieved on July 7, 2006.

1. ^ Geographic Names Information System, United States Geological Survey (August 30, 1990). Geographic Names Information System Feature Detail Report: Chiques Creek. Retrieved on September 5, 2006.
2. ^ PENNSYLVANIA - Lancaster County. National Register of Historic Places. Retrieved on March 20, 2007.
3. ^ Travis, Dale. 38-36-31. Round Barns & Covered Bridges. Retrieved on August 8, 2006.