- 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
- 1897
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- Storage Container
- Box 0006
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Creeks
- Cocalico Creek
- Ephrata Twp.
- Roads
- Lancaster and Reading Road
- Lincoln, Ephrata Twp.
- Stevens, East Cocalico Twp.
- East Cocalico Twp.
- West Cocalico Twp.
- Petitions
- Orders
- Reports
- Bridges
- Place
- Ephrata Twp.
- Object Name
- Documents
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- Bridge F0365 I001
- Box Number
- 006
- Additional Notes
- Court term: November 1897.
- Location: On public highway from the Lancaster and Reading Road to the road from Lincoln, Ephrata Twp., to Stevens, East Cocalico Twp., near the corner of Ephrata Twp., East Cocalico Twp., West Cocalico Twp.
- Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
- Order and report of viewers.
- 2 items, 2 pieces
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Case Number
- 66.000
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0324
- Description Level
- Item
- 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
- 1899
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- Storage Container
- Box 0006
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Creeks
- Cocalico Creek
- Ephrata Twp.
- Roads
- Lancaster and Reading Road
- Lincoln, Ephrata Twp.
- Stevens, East Cocalico Twp.
- East Cocalico Twp.
- West Cocalico Twp.
- Petitions
- Orders
- Reports
- Bridges
- Place
- Ephrata Twp.
- Object Name
- Documents
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- Bridge F0365 I002
- Box Number
- 006
- Additional Notes
- Court term: August 1899.
- Location: On public highway from the Lancaster and Reading Road to the road from Lincoln, Ephrata Twp., to Stevens, East Cocalico Twp., near the corner of Ephrata Twp., East Cocalico Twp., West Cocalico Twp.
- Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
- Order and report of viewers.
- 2 items, 2 pieces
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Case Number
- 67.000
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0324
- Description Level
- Item
A prologue to the construction of the fifth Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo1819
- Author
- Newcomer, L. W.
- Date of Publication
- 1971.
party," enroute to York for a scheduled 3 P.M. meeting, was
delayed for forty-five minutes in Columbia because Lincoln High-
way traffic was blocked by trains.)
Lancaster County Congressman W. W. Greist introduced a bill
asking congressional consent to the Commissioners of Lancaster
and York Counties to
1 document
- 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
Documents
The fifth Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge
https://collections.lancasterhistory.org/en/permalink/lhdo784
- Author
- Mayo, R. S.
- Date of Publication
- 1969.
during the Civil War. Details of this bridge are re-
corded in the Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society,
Vol. LVII, No. 1, 1953 by Robert H. Goodell.
The third bridge, like the first two, was also a covered wooden
bridge. It was constructed in 1868 by the Columbia Bank (and
Bridge) Company
1 document
- Responsibility
- by Robert S. Mayo, C.E.
- Author
- Mayo, R. S.
- Place of Publication
- Lancaster, Pa
- Publisher
- Lancaster County Historical Society,
- Date of Publication
- 1969.
- Physical Description
- [26]-33 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
- Series
- Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society ; v. 73, no. 1
- Subjects
- Bridges - Pennsylvania - Lancaster County.
- Bridges
- Columbia-Wrightsville Bridge (Lancaster County, Pa.)
- Contained In
- Journal of the Lancaster County Historical Society. Volume 73, number 1 (1969), p. 26-33Lancaster History Library - Journal974.9 L245 v.73
Documents
- Collection
- Bridge Records
- Title
- Petition for appointment of viewers; order and report of viewers
- Object ID
- Bridge F0420 I008
- Date Range
- 1839/04
- Collection
- Bridge Records
- Title
- Petition for appointment of viewers; order and report of viewers
- Description
- Court term: April 1839.
- Location: On public road from Lancaster City to New Providence, Martic Twp., also called the Black Horse Road, near Abraham Stoner's Mill.
- Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
- Order and report of viewers.
- Date Range
- 1839/04
- Year
- 1839
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- Storage Container
- Box 0006
- People
- Stoner, Abraham
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Abraham Stoner's Mill
- Black Horse Road
- Bridges
- Creeks
- Lampeter Twp.
- Lancaster
- Mill Creek
- Mills
- New Providence, Martic Twp.
- Orders
- Petitions
- Reports
- Roads
- Place
- Lampeter Twp.
- Extent
- 2 items, 2 pieces
- Object Name
- Petition
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- Bridge F0420 I008
- Box Number
- 006
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0324
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Bridge Records
- Title
- Agreement for access to bridge site
- Object ID
- Bridge F0435 I011
- Date Range
- 1840
- Collection
- Bridge Records
- Title
- Agreement for access to bridge site
- Description
- Lampeter Twp. and [Lancaster Twp.]
- Location: Near Abraham Hostetter's Mill. [Document states location as Manor Twp. and Lampeter Twp.]
- Document type: Agreement to let county workers and public have access to bridge site through private lands
- Date Range
- 1840
- Year
- 1840
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- Storage Container
- Box 0006
- People
- Hostetter, Abraham
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Abraham Hostetter's Mill
- Agreements
- Bridges
- Conestoga Creek
- Creeks
- Lampeter Twp.
- Lancaster Twp.
- Manor Twp.
- Mills
- Place
- Lampeter Twp. and Lancaster Twp.
- Extent
- 1 item, 1 piece
- Object Name
- Agreement
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- Bridge F0435 I011
- Box Number
- 006
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0324
- Description Level
- Item
- Collection
- Bridge Records
- Title
- Petition for funds to complete bridge construction
- Object ID
- Bridge F0473 I001
- Date Range
- 1823/11
- Collection
- Bridge Records
- Title
- Petition for funds to complete bridge construction
- Description
- Court term: November 1823.
- Location: below Abraham Hostetter's Mill.
- Document type: Petition for funds to complete bridge construction
- Date Range
- 1823/11
- Year
- 1823
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- Storage Container
- Box 0007
- People
- Hostetter, Abraham
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Abraham Hostetter's Mill
- Bridges
- City Run
- Creeks
- Lancaster Twp.
- Mills
- Petitions
- Town Run
- Place
- Lancaster Twp.
- Extent
- 1 item, 1 piece
- Object Name
- Petition
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- Bridge F0473 I001
- Box Number
- 007
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0324
- Description Level
- Item
- 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
- 1814
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- Storage Container
- Box 0002
- People
- Kochenour, Abraham
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Creeks
- Pequea Creek
- Conestoga Twp.
- Martic Twp.
- Abraham Kochenour's Crossing
- Fords
- Lancaster
- Peach Bottom, Little Britain Twp.
- Fulton Twp.
- Petitions
- Orders
- Reports
- Bridges
- Place
- Conestoga Twp. and Martic Twp.
- Object Name
- Petition
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- Bridge F0135 I004
- Box Number
- 002
- Additional Notes
- Court term: January 1814.
- Location: At Abraham Kochenour's Crossing, on road from Lancaster to Peach Bottom, Little Britain Twp. [now Fulton Twp.].
- Document types: Petition for appointment of viewers.
- Order and report of viewers.
- 2 items, 2 pieces
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0324
- Description Level
- Item
- 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
- 1790
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- Storage Container
- Box 0007
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Creeks
- Conewago Creek
- Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
- Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
- Lancaster
- Elizabethtown, Mount Joy Twp.
- Donegal Twp.
- Middletown, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania
- Petitions
- Bridges
- Place
- Lancaster County and Dauphin County
- Object Name
- Documents
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- Bridge F0470 I002
- Box Number
- 007
- Additional Notes
- Court term: November 1790.
- Location: On road from Lancaster, through Elizabethtown, Mount Joy Twp. and Donegal Twp., to Middletown, Dauphin County.
- Document type: Petition for 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
- Collection
- Bridge Records
- Title
- Condition of bridge reports
- Object ID
- Bridge F0845 I004
- Date Range
- 1916
- Collection
- Bridge Records
- Title
- Condition of bridge reports
- Description
- Document type: Condition of bridge reports.
- 1. Bridge No. 7
- Pumping Station Bridge
- Lancaster County and Chester County
- 2. Bridge No. 7.5
- Harkness Fording Bridge
- [Little Britain Twp. and Lower Oxford Twp., Chester County]
- 3. Bridge No. 8
- Kirk's Fording Bridge
- [Little Britain Twp. and West Nottingham Twp., Chester County]
- 4. Bridge No. 9
- Blackburn's Fording Bridge
- [Colerain Twp. and Chester County]
- 5. Bridge No. 9.5
- Greist's Fording Bridge
- 6. Bridge No. 10
- Carter's Fording Bridge
- [Little Britain Twp. and West Nottingham Twp.], Chester County
- 7. Bridge No. 11
- Kin[s]eyville Bridge
- [Little Britain Twp. and Chester County]
- System of Arrangement
- Records are arranged by township, then chronologically within each township.
- Date Range
- 1916
- Year
- 1916
- Storage Location
- LancasterHistory, Lancaster, PA
- Storage Room
- Archives West
- Storage Container
- Box 0013
- Subcategory
- Documentary Artifact
- Search Terms
- Blackburn's Ford
- Blackburn's Fording Bridge
- Bridges
- Carter's Ford
- Carter's Fording Bridge
- Chester County, Pennsylvania
- Colerain Twp.
- Creeks
- Greist's Ford
- Greist's Fording Bridge
- Harkness Ford
- Harkness Fording Bridge
- Kinseyville Bridge
- Kirk's Ford
- Kirk's Fording Bridge
- Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
- Little Britain Twp.
- Lower Oxford Twp., Chester County, Pennsylvania
- Octoraro Creek, East Branch
- Octoraro Water Company
- Pumping Station Bridge
- Pumping stations
- Reports
- West Nottingham Twp., Chester County
- Extent
- 7 items, 7 pieces
- Object Name
- Report
- Language
- English
- Condition
- Fair
- Object ID
- Bridge F0845 I004
- Box Number
- 013
- Access Conditions / Restrictions
- Request at Reference Desk; photocopy made by staff member.
- Classification
- RG 02-00 0324
- Description Level
- Item