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A prologue to the construction of the fifth Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge

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Author
Newcomer, L. W.
Date of Publication
1971.
A Prologue to the Construction of the Fifth Columbia- Wrightsville Bridge by L. W. Newcomer Construction of the fifth Columbia-Wrightsville bridge across the Susquehanna River is described, and recorded for posterity, in the Journal of The Lancaster County Historical Society, Vol. 73, No. 1, 1969
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Responsibility
by L. W. Newcomer.
Author
Newcomer, L. W.
Place of Publication
Lancaster, Pa
Publisher
Lancaster County Historical Society,
Date of Publication
1971.
Physical Description
[119]-124 p. ; 23 cm.
Series
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 75, no. 3
Subjects
Bridges - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
Bridges
Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge (Lancaster County, Pa.)
Lancaster County (Pa.) - Politics and government.
York County (Pa.) - Politics and government.
Contained In
Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 75, number 3 (1971), p. 119-124Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.75
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/4d1aa220-ffab-427c-ba38-331433054483
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-07-08-18
Date Range
1976
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
Bicentennial parade of Conestoga wagons over the Columbia - Wrightsville Bridge.
Date Range
1976
Creator
Krone, Herbert Brickley
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bicentennial parades
Conestoga Wagon
Bridges
Columbia - Wrightsville Bridge
Parades
Place
Columbia
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
2-07-08-18
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/1e5ad99c-390a-4adc-b86e-103893114400
Collection
General Collection
Object ID
2-21-03-32
Date Range
July 14, 1972
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Description
June 1972 Flood damage to Hunsecker Covered Bridge at Rte 23, Eden.
Provenance
Donated by Deanna M. Nolder.
Loose pages from photo album belonging to donor's late grandfather, G.Ross Bond of York, PA.
Date Range
July 14, 1972
Creator
Bond, George Ross
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Covered bridges
Hunsecker's Covered Bridge
Floods
Conestoga River
Hurricane Agnes
Place
Manheim Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
4 x 4 inches
Condition
Good
Object ID
2-21-03-32
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Archive

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2233eaab-6463-43c0-b788-149756332089
Collection
Columbia Bridge Company Collection
Title
Columbia Bridge Company Collection
Object ID
MG0217
Date Range
1809-1843
230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org Columbia Bridge Company Collection, 1809-1843 Object ID: MG0217 5 boxes 190 folders 3 cubic ft. Repository: LancasterHistory (Organization) Shelving Location: Archives South, Side 5 Scope and
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Collection
Columbia Bridge Company Collection
Title
Columbia Bridge Company Collection
Description
The Columbia Bridge Company Collection is a valuable source of information concerning construction of bridges in the early 1800s. Documents concern the building of the first two bridges across the Susquehanna River in 1814 and 1832. Items in the collection include minutes, form for stock certificate, invoices, legal papers, proposals, receipts, stockholders, promissory notes, by-laws, settlement of stage tolls with Samuel Slaymaker 1813, salary receipts, circulars and announcements, bridge tolls, orders for payment, correspondence, and a stock certificate from 1842
Admin/Biographical History
First Bridge
Construction of the first Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge was begun in 1812 and completed December 5, 1814, by J. Wolcott, H. Slaymaker, S. Slaymaker at a total cost of $231,771, which was underwritten by the newly formed Columbia Bank and Bridge Company. The bridge was 5,690 feet (1,730 m) long and 30 feet (9.1 m) wide and had 54 piers and twin carriageways. Constructed of wood and stone, the covered bridge also included a wooden roof, a whitewashed interior and openings in its wooden sides to view the river and surrounding areas. It was considered the longest covered bridge in the world at the time. The bridge accommodated east-west traffic across the Susquehanna River for 14 years before being destroyed by ice, high water and severe weather on February 5, 1832.
Second bridge
Construction of the second Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge, also covered, started mid-1832 and was completed in 1834 (opening on July 8, 1834) by James Moore and John Evans at a cost of $157,300. It was 5,620 feet (1,710 m) long and 28 feet (8.5 m) wide and also enjoyed the distinction of being the world's longest covered bridge. The wood and stone structure had 27 piers, a carriageway, walkway, and two towpaths to guide canal traffic across the river. Much of the mostly oak timber used in its construction was salvaged from the previous bridge. Its roof was covered with shingles, its sides with weatherboard, and its interior was whitewashed. The structure was modified in 1840 by the Canal Company at a cost of $40,000 concurrent with the construction of the Wrightsville Dam. Towpaths of different levels and with sidewalls were added to prevent horses from falling into river, as happened several times when the river flooded. The roof of the lower path formed the floor of upper path. In this way, canal boats were towed across the river from the Pennsylvania Canal on the Columbia side to the Susquehanna and Tidewater Canal at Wrightsville. Sometime after 1846, a double-track railway was added, linking the Philadelphia and Columbia Railroad to the Northern Central Railway. Due to fear of fire caused by locomotives, rail cars were pulled across the bridge by teams of mules or horses.
Information from "Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge," https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Columbia%E2%80%93Wrightsville_Bridge. Accessed 3 February 2020.
System of Arrangement
The papers of the First Columbia Bridge built in 1814 are filed in folders #1 to 157. The papers of the Second Columbia Bridge built in 1832 are filed in folders #158 to 181.
Date Range
1809-1843
Year Range From
1809
Year Range To
1843
Date of Accumulation
1809-1843
Creator
Goodell, Robert Hilliard, 1899-1992.
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 05
People
Albright, William
Chew, Benjamin
Coleman, Robert
Dickson, William
Gilpin, Joshua
Gilpin, Thomas
Grimler, Benjamin
Haldeman, C.
Hamilton, William
Harbaugh, Leonard
Hoff, John
Hopkins, James
Hubley, John
Hubley, Joseph
Lloyd, Evan
Mifflin, Joseph
Poulson, Zachariah
Reynolds, John
Rittenhouse, Joseph
Shaffner, Casper
Slaymaker, Henry
Slaymaker, Samuel
Varle, Charles
Wilson, Edward
Wilson, Thomas A.
Witmer, A.
Wright, William
Wolcott, John
Subjects
Bridges
Business records
Columbia (Pa.)
Letters
Minutes (Records)
Stockholders
Stocks
Susquehanna River
Search Terms
Advertising
Applications
Board of Directors
Bonds
Bridges
Broadsides
Business records
By-laws
Checks
Columbia
Columbia Bridge Company
Construction
Contracts
Correspondence
Farmers Bank of Lancaster
Financial records
Finding aids
Gatekeepers
Invoices
Letters
Loans
Manuscript groups
Minutes
Murray Draper and Company
Promissory notes
Receipts
Reports
Salaries
Stockholders
Stocks
Susquehanna River
Taxes
Tollhouses
Tolls
Extent
5 boxes, 190 folders, 3 cubic ft.
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0217
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Collection Title (MG#), Folder #, (or Object ID), LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. URL if applicable. Date accessed (day, month, year).
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Please use digital images and transcriptions when available. The original items in Folder 69 may not be used due to their fragile condition. All other original documents may be used by researchers--contact Research@LancasterHistory.org prior to visit or request at Reference Desk.
Copyright
Collection may be photographed. Images have been provided for research purposes only. Please contact Research@LancasterHistory.org with questions or for a high-resolution image and permission to publish.
LancasterHistory retains the rights to the digital images and content presented. The doctrine of fair use allows limited use of copyrighted material without permission from the copyright holder. Fair use includes comment, criticism, teaching, and private scholarship. Any images and data downloaded, printed or photocopied for these purposes should provide a citation. All other uses beyond those allowed by fair use require written permission.
Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory. Persons wishing to publish any material from this site must assume all responsibility for identifying and satisfying any claimants of copyright or other use restrictions. Publication fees may apply.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Other Numbers
MG-217
Classification
MG0217
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2490d8f5-2c33-4bd3-9d29-821404032960
Collection
General Collection
Title
Kurtz's Mill Covered Bridge
Object ID
1-21-03-58
Date Range
26 April 1972
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
General Collection
Title
Kurtz's Mill Covered Bridge
Description
Kurtz's Mill Covered Bridge near Hinkletown.
Date Range
26 April 1972
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
People
Bond, G. Ross
Subject
Photographs
Classification
1-21-03-58
Search Terms
Mills
Covered bridges
Kurtz's Mill Covered Bridge
Hinkletown, Earl Twp.
Conestoga River
Place
Earl Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Original or Copy
Original
Print Size
4 x 5 inches
Dimention Details
Photograph is glued to black paper
Object ID
1-21-03-58
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/5ac8959a-be9d-4fe6-9085-113947328243
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of viewers
Object ID
Bridge F0425 I005
Date Range
1805
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Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of viewers
Description
[Lampeter Twp. and Lancaster Twp.]
Location: Near Kendrick's Tavern, former site of Swenck's Bridge.
Document type: Petition for appointment of viewers
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1805
Year
1805
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0006
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Kendrick's Tavern
Lampeter Twp.
Lancaster Twp.
Petitions
Swenck's Bridge
Taverns
Place
Lampeter Twp. and Lancaster Twp.
Extent
1 item, 1 piece
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0425 I005
Box Number
006
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
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Petition

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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for payment for completion and repairing bridge
Object ID
Bridge F0445 I005
Date Range
1800
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Bridge Records
Title
Petition for payment for completion and repairing bridge
Description
[Lampeter Twp.] and Manheim Twp.
Court term: August 1800.
Location: Over Conestoga Creek four miles from Lancaster, near Christian Binkley's Mill. [Document lists location as Leacock Twp. and Manheim Twp].
Document type: Petition for payment for completion and repairing bridge.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1800
Year
1800
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0007
People
Binkley, Christian
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Binkley's Bridge
Bridges
Christian Binkley's Mill
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Lampeter Twp.
Lancaster
Leacock Twp.
Manheim Twp.
Mills
Petitions
Place
Lampeter Twp. and Manheim Twp.
Extent
1 item, 1 piece
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0445 I005
Box Number
007
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
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Petition

https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/66ea43e5-9dc4-4e37-a512-779534022214
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of viewers; order and report of viewers
Object ID
Bridge F0205 I002
Date Range
1804
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Bridge Records
Title
Petition for appointment of viewers; order and report of viewers
Description
Court term: May 1804.
Location: At remains of Carpenter's Bridge, on road from Mount Hope Ironworks to Newport, Delaware.
Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
Order and report of viewers.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1804
Year
1804
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0003
People
Carpenter
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Carpenter's Bridge
Conestoga Creek
Creeks
Earl Twp.
Forges
Mount Hope Ironworks
Newport, Delaware
Orders
Petitions
Reports
Place
Earl Twp.
Extent
2 items, 2 pieces
Object Name
Petition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0205 I002
Box Number
003
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
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