Weaverland Bridge

Bridge in Terre Hill, Pennsylvania

40°8′16″N 76°3′34″W / 40.13778°N 76.05944°W / 40.13778; -76.05944 (Weaverland Bridge)CarriesQuarry Road (Township Route 894)CrossesConestoga RiverLocaleTerre Hill, PennsylvaniaMaintained byEast Earl TownshipCharacteristicsDesignBowstring arch trussMaterialConcreteTotal length58.8 feet (17.9 m)Width19.8 feet (6.0 m)Longest span58.8 feet (17.9 m)No. of spans1HistoryDesignerFrank H. ShawConstructed byJohn T. BrubakerOpened1916Location Map

Weaverland Bridge carries Quarry Road (Township Route 894) across the Conestoga River near Terre Hill, East Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The bridge is notable for its form, a concrete bowstring arch truss. Designer Frank H. Shaw was a consulting engineer to Lancaster County when the bridge was constructed in 1916. Weaverland Bridge was determined to be eligible for the National Register of Historic Places in 1993.^[1]

References

^ Vidutis, Richard (August 2002). "Weaverland Bridge" (PDF). Historic American Engineering Record. Washington, D.C.: Library of Congress. p. 1. Retrieved March 3, 2018.

External links

Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. PA-589, "Weaverland Bridge", 7 photos, 1 color transparency, 3 measured drawings, 29 data pages, 2 photo caption pages
Frank Harold Shaw at Structurae
Weaverland Bridge at Structurae