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Collection
Bridge Information Compiled by Benjamin Weaver
Title
Bridge Information Compiled by Benjamin Weaver
Object ID
MG0587
Date Range
1960s-1970s
Compiled by Benjamin Weaver (MG0587), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania. �230 North President Avenue • Lancaster, Pennsylvania 17603-3125 717.392.4633 • www.LancasterHistory.org People: Weaver, Benjamin Subject Headings: Bridges Search Terms: Beaver Creek Big Chiques Creek Conestoga River
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Collection
Bridge Information Compiled by Benjamin Weaver
Title
Bridge Information Compiled by Benjamin Weaver
Description
This collection of Bridge Information Compiled by Benjamin Weaver contains index cards prepared by Mr. Weaver with information about bridges over several creeks in Lancaster County. The waterways include the Beaver, Calamus, Big Chiques, Little Chiques, Cocalico, Conestoga, Little Conestoga, Conewago, Conowingo, Coon, Conoy, Hammer, Mill, Muddy, East Octoraro, West Octoraro, Pequea and Peters. Information includes the name, township(s), and type of each bridge, and may also include the date of construction, contractors, commissioners, size and weight limit, details on location and/or destruction or replacement of the bridge.
Admin/Biographical History
Mr. Weaver photographed these bridges in the 1960s and 1970s.
Date Range
1960s-1970s
Date of Accumulation
1960s-1970s
Creator
Weaver, Benjamin
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives South
Storage Wall
Side 12
People
Weaver, Benjamin
Subjects
Bridges
Search Terms
Beaver Creek
Big Chickies Creek
Big Chiques Creek
Conestoga River
Bridges
Calamus Run
Cocalico Creek
Conewago Creek
Conowingo Creek
Conoy Creek
Coon Creek
East Octoraro Creek
Finding aids
Hammer Creek
Little Chiques Creek
Little Chickies Creek
Little Conestoga Creek
Manuscript groups
Mill Creek
Muddy Creek
Pequea Creek
Peters Creek
West Octoraro Creek
Extent
1 box, 3 folders
Object Name
Archive
Language
English
Object ID
MG0587
Location of Originals
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania
Related Item Notes
Mr. Weaver photographed these bridges in the 1960s and 1970s; the slides are in the Photograph Collection.
Some of these cards correspond with the Bridge Records in the Lancaster County Government Records.
Notes
Preferred Citation: Title or description of item, date (day, month, year), Bridge Information Compiled by Benjamin Weaver (MG0587), Folder #, LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Access Conditions / Restrictions
No restrictions.
Copyright
Collection may not be photocopied. Please direct questions to Research Center Staff at research@lancasterhistory.org. Permission for reproduction and/or publication must be obtained in writing from LancasterHistory.
Credit
Courtesy of LancasterHistory, Lancaster, Pennsylvania.
Accession Number
2010.MG0587
Other Numbers
MG-587
Classification
MG0587
Description Level
Fonds
Custodial History
Processed and finding aid prepared by HT, 10 September 2010. Added to database 26 December 2021.
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0750 I006
Date Range
1897
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1897
Year
1897
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0011
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Blueprints
Bridges
Creeks
Mills
Moyer's Mill
Pequea Creek
Strasburg Twp.
West Lampeter Twp.
Place
Strasburg Twp. and West Lampeter Twp.
Object Name
Blueprint
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0750 I006
Box Number
011
Additional Notes
[Strasburg Twp. and West Lampeter Twp.]
Location: At Moyer's Mill.
Document type: Bridge blueprint.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0750 I008
Date Range
1897
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1897
Year
1897
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0011
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Blueprints
Bridges
Creeks
Mills
Neff's Mill
Pequea Creek
Strasburg Twp.
West Lampeter Twp.
Place
Strasburg Twp. and West Lampeter Twp.
Object Name
Blueprint
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0750 I008
Box Number
011
Additional Notes
[Strasburg Twp. and West Lampeter Twp.]
Location: At Neff's Mill.
Document type: Bridge blueprint.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0455 I011
Date Range
1840/11
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1840/11
Year
1840
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0007
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Certificates
Creeks
Lampeter Twp.
Lancaster and Philadelphia Turnpike
Pequea Creek
Roads
Strasburg
Strasburg Twp.
Turnpikes
Place
Lampeter Twp. and Strasburg Twp.
Object Name
Certificate
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0455 I011
Box Number
007
Additional Notes
Court term: November 1840.
Location: On public highway from the Philadelphia and Lancaster Turnpike to Strasburg.
Document type: Certificate of record concerning a bridge.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0600 I004
Date Range
1860
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1860
Year
1860
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0009
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Contracts
Creeks
Harnish's Mill
Martic Twp.
Mills
Pequea Creek
Pequea Twp.
Sawmills
Place
Martic Twp. and Pequea Twp.
Object Name
Contract
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0600 I004
Box Number
009
Additional Notes
Location: Near Harnish's Mill.
Document type: Contract for bridge construction.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0735 I004
Date Range
1823
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1823
Year
1823
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0011
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Creeks
Pequea Creek
Salisbury Twp.
Hess' Mill
Mills
Newport Road
Roads
Contracts
Bridges
Place
Salisbury Twp.
Object Name
Contract
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0735 I004
Box Number
011
Additional Notes
Location: At Hess' Mill on the Newport Road.
Document type: Contract for bridge construction.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0745 I010
Date Range
1871
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1871
Year
1871
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0011
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Contracts
Creeks
Harnish and Good's Mill
Mills
Pequea Creek
Strasburg Twp.
West Lampeter Twp.
Place
Strasburg Twp. and West Lampeter Twp.
Object Name
Contract
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0745 I010
Box Number
011
Additional Notes
Location: Near Harnish and Good's Mill.
Document type: Contract for bridge construction.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0150 I003
Date Range
1871
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Date Range
1871
Year
1871
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0003
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Conestoga Twp.
Contracts
Creeks
Martic Twp.
Mills
Pequea Creek
Rivers
Sawmills
Susquehanna River
Place
Conestoga Twp. and Martic Twp.
Object Name
Contract
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0150 I003
Box Number
003
Additional Notes
Location: Near the Susquehanna River, near Harnish's Saw Mill.
Document type: Contract for bridge construction.
1 item, 1 piece
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Deposition concerning bridge
Object ID
Bridge F0450 I015
Date Range
1818
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Deposition concerning bridge
Description
[Lampeter Twp.] and Strasburg Twp.
Location: Over Pequea Creek.
Document type: Deposition concerning bridge
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Date Range
1818
Year
1818
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0007
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Creeks
Depositions
Lampeter Twp.
Pequea Creek
Strasburg Twp.
Wither's Bridge
Place
Lampeter Twp. and Strasburg Twp.
Extent
1 item, 1 piece
Object Name
Deposition
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0450 I015
Box Number
007
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Object ID
Bridge F0885 I001
Collection
Bridge Records
Title
Bridge Records
Description
Papers filed for construction and repair of bridges. The types of petitions presented to the Court of Quarter Sessions include: petitions for bridge construction and repair, petitions for inspections, and petitions for bridge funds. Other types of items include: specifications, proposals, and contracts for bridge construction and repair; bridge blueprints and plans; correspondence; bills for materials; and bridge condition reports. Many papers show date; court term and case number; names of petitioners, viewers, inspectors, and contractors; costs and fees; location of bridge; and name or number of bridge. The order and report of viewers documents are of particular interest as they usually include a copy of the original petition; the order and names of viewers to inspect the site; the public announcement for the viewers meeting; the report and recommendation of viewers, often with a drawing of the site and surrounding area; and the court decision.
System of Arrangement
Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
Year
1913
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Storage Room
Archives West
Storage Container
Box 0013
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Creeks
Pequea Creek
Salisbury Twp.
Leacock Twp.
Paradise Twp.
Strasburg Twp.
West Lampeter Twp.
Reports
Bridges
Object Name
Documents
Language
English
Condition
Fair
Object ID
Bridge F0885 I001
Box Number
013
Additional Notes
Document type: Condition of bridge reports.
1. Bridge No. 1
[Salisbury Twp.]
2. Bridge No. 2
[Leacock Twp. and Paradise Twp.]
3. Bridge No. 3
4. Bridge No. 13
[Strasburg Twp. and West Lampeter Twp.]
4 items, 4 pieces
Access Conditions / Restrictions
Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
Classification
RG 02-00 0324
Description Level
Item
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