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Weaverland Bridge
Weaverland Bridge in 2003.
Coordinates	40°8′16″N 76°3′34″W / 40.13778°N 76.05944°W / 40.13778; -76.05944 (Weaverland Bridge)
Carries	Quarry Road (Township Route 894)
Crosses	Conestoga River
Locale	Terre Hill, Pennsylvania
Maintained by	East Earl Township
Characteristics
Design	Bowstring arch truss
Material	Concrete
Total length	58.8 feet (17.9 m)
Width	19.8 feet (6.0 m)
Longest span	58.8 feet (17.9 m)
No. of spans	1
History
Designer	Frank H. Shaw
Constructed by	John T. Brubaker
Opened	1916
Location

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.

See also

• List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania
• List of crossings of the Conestoga River

References

1. 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

• Bridges completed in 1916
• Bridges over the Conestoga River
• Bridges in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
• Road bridges in Pennsylvania
• Historic American Engineering Record in Pennsylvania
• Concrete bridges in the United States
• Bowstring truss bridges in the United States