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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/fa911193-4c36-41d5-bc4d-375007199700
Collection
Bridge Information Compiled by Benjamin Weaver
Title
Bridge Information Compiled by Benjamin Weaver
Object ID
MG0587
Date Range
1960s-1970s
Bridges Calamus Run Cocalico Creek Conewago Creek Conowingo Creek Conoy Creek Coon Creek East Octoraro Creek Finding aids Hammer Creek Little Chiques Creek Little Conestoga Creek Manuscript groups Mill Creek Muddy Creek Pequea Creek Peters Creek West Octoraro Creek Related Materials: Mr. Weaver
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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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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/37e74ae4-4fa3-493f-98f7-712521242424
Collection
Covered Bridge Album
Object ID
A-11-01-33
Date Range
1950
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Covered Bridge Album
Description
Mercer's Fording, 1.5 miles south of Christiana in Sadsbury Township. County maintained on road T-976, built in 1880, single span 103 feet long.
Date Range
1950
Creator
Gaintner, Jay Richard
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Covered bridges
Octoraro Creek
Place
Sadsbury Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
A-11-01-33
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2eba4e4a-da95-4b9b-94f9-774639479527
Collection
Covered Bridge Album
Object ID
A-11-01-34
Date Range
1950
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Covered Bridge Album
Description
Newcomer's Bridge, 1.5 miles south of Octoraro in Colerain Township. County maintained on road T-772, built in 1888, single span 98 feet long.
Date Range
1950
Creator
Gaintner, Jay Richard
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Covered bridges
Octoraro Creek
Place
Colerain Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
A-11-01-34
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/20c91f72-490a-44d1-8416-948795356920
Collection
Covered Bridge Album
Object ID
A-11-01-35
Date Range
1950
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Covered Bridge Album
Description
Bellbank Bridge, 2.5 miles east of Union in Colerain Township. State supervised on road LR 36022, built in 1861 (first bridge 1850), single span 131 feet long.
Date Range
1950
Creator
Gaintner, Jay Richard
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Covered bridges
Octoraro Creek
Union, Colerain Twp.
Place
Colerain Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
A-11-01-35
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/e7c04c2f-ff5e-40d1-b270-435837301143
Collection
Covered Bridge Album
Object ID
A-11-01-36
Date Range
1950
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Covered Bridge Album
Description
Worth's Bridge, 2.5 miles southeast of Union in Colerain Township. County maintained on road T-764, built in 1857 (first bridge 1841), single span 60 feet long.
Date Range
1950
Creator
Gaintner, Jay Richard
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Covered bridges
Octoraro Creek
Union, Colerain Twp.
Place
Colerain Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
A-11-01-36
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/2f323a54-db59-4542-98d2-507008516120
Collection
Covered Bridge Album
Object ID
A-11-01-37
Date Range
1950
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Covered Bridge Album
Description
Pine Grove Covered Bridge in Little Britain Township. State supervised on road LR 36018, built in 1884 (first bridge 1815, second bridge 1846), double span 204 feet long.
Date Range
1950
Creator
Gaintner, Jay Richard
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Covered bridges
Octoraro Creek
Pine Grove Covered Bridge
Place
Little Britain Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
A-11-01-37
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/0414c1c2-9bc4-4df5-9285-180357303460
Collection
Covered Bridge Album
Object ID
A-11-01-38
Date Range
1950
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Covered Bridge Album
Description
Jackson's Mill, four miles east of Quarryville in Bart Township. County maintained on road T-696, built in 1878, single span 156 feet long.
Date Range
1950
Creator
Gaintner, Jay Richard
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Covered bridges
Octoraro Creek
Mills
Place
Bart Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
A-11-01-38
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/69b9f1ba-322f-4f88-a34e-481683394919
Collection
Covered Bridge Album
Object ID
A-11-01-39
Date Range
1950
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Covered Bridge Album
Description
King's Bridge, between Colerain and Little Britain Townships. State supervised on road LR 36009, built in 1884 (first bridge 1848), single span 80 feet long.
Date Range
1950
Creator
Gaintner, Jay Richard
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Covered bridges
Octoraro Creek
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
A-11-01-39
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/b876eb4b-f5aa-4612-8081-524846067071
Collection
Covered Bridge Album
Object ID
A-11-01-40
Date Range
1950
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Covered Bridge Album
Description
White Rock Forge, between Colerain and Little Britain Townships. County maintained on road T-337, built in 1847, single span 87 feet long.
Date Range
1950
Creator
Gaintner, Jay Richard
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Covered bridges
Forges
Octoraro Creek, West Branch
White Rock Covered Bridge
White Rock Forge
White Rock Forge Covered Bridge
White Rock, Little Britain Twp.
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
A-11-01-40
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https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/34be57da-f5d9-47b0-b0a4-440031211597
Collection
Covered Bridge Album
Object ID
A-11-01-41
Date Range
1950
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Object Name
Print, Photographic
Collection
Covered Bridge Album
Description
Spruce Grove bridge, one mile north of Tayloria between Colerain and Little Britain Townships. State supervised on road LR 36141, built 1855, single span 61 feet long. Destroyed by arsonists October 31, 1950.
Date Range
1950
Creator
Gaintner, Jay Richard
Storage Location
LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
Subcategory
Documentary Artifact
Search Terms
Bridges
Covered bridges
Octoraro Creek
Spruce Grove Bridge
Object Name
Print, Photographic
Print Size
8 x 10 inches
Object ID
A-11-01-41
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