Kauffman's Distillery Covered Bridge

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.<ref name="lancaster.pa.us">Template:Cite web</ref> (Chiques Creek was known as Chickies Creek until 2002<ref name='usgs'>Template:Cite web</ref>)

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.<ref name="lancaster.pa.us"/> 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.<ref name="register">Template:Cite web</ref> It is located at Template:Coord (40.14817, -76.40983). The bridge is located southwest of Manheim between Rapho and Penn Townships Template:Convert southeast of Pennsylvania Route 772 and Template:Convert west of Pennsylvania Route 72 on Sun Hill Road.<ref name="padutch">Template:Cite web</ref><ref name="Travis">Template:Cite web</ref>

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.<ref name="padutch"/>

Dimensions

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Gallery

• A three quarters view of the bridge
  A three quarters view of the bridge
• Side view of the bridge showing the creek
  Side view of the bridge showing the creek
• One of the approaches to the bridge
  One of the approaches to the bridge
• The inside of the bridge showing the Burr arch trusses
  The inside of the bridge showing the Burr arch trusses
• The inside center of the bridge showing the bridge's name and the crest of the Burr arch.
  The inside center of the bridge showing the bridge's name and the crest of the Burr arch.
• Approach view from the air
  Approach view from the air
• Side view from the air
  Side view from the air

See also

• Burr arch truss
• List of Lancaster County covered bridges