Kauffman's Distillery Covered Bridge
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The Kauffman's Distillery Covered Bridge or Sporting Hill Bridge is a covered bridge that spans Chiques Creek in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. A county-owned and maintained bridge, its official designation is the Big Chiques #1 Bridge.[1] (Chiques Creek was known as Chickies Creek until 2002[2])[3]
The bridge has a single span, wooden, double Burr arch trusses design with the addition of steel hanger rods. The deck is made from oak planks.[1] It is painted red, the traditional color of Lancaster County covered bridges, on both the inside and outside. Both approaches to the bridge are painted in the traditional white color.
The bridge's WGCB Number is 38-36-32. In 1980 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places as structure number 80003529.[4] It is located at Script error: No such module "Coordinates". (40.14817, -76.40983). The bridge is located southwest of Manheim between Rapho and Penn Townships Script error: No such module "convert". southeast of Pennsylvania Route 772 and Script error: No such module "convert". west of Pennsylvania Route 72 on Sun Hill Road.[5][6]
History
Kauffman's Distillery Covered Bridge was originally built in 1857 at a cost of $1,185 by James C. Carpenter. The bridge was named after the Kauffman's Distillery Mill which operated in the late 1800s. In 1874 the bridge was rebuilt by Elias McMellen at a cost of $1,620.[5]
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Gallery
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A three quarters view of the bridge
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Side view of the bridge showing the creek
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One of the approaches to the bridge
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The inside of the bridge showing the Burr arch trusses
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The inside center of the bridge showing the bridge's name and the crest of the Burr arch.
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Approach view from the air
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Side view from the air
See also
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- Covered bridges in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
- Bridges completed in 1857
- Bridges completed in 1874
- Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania
- Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- 1857 establishments in Pennsylvania
- Wooden bridges in Pennsylvania
- Burr Truss bridges in the United States