Editing Weaver's Mill Covered Bridge

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The '''Weaver's Mill Covered Bridge''' is a [[covered bridge]] that spans the [[Conestoga River]] in [[Lancaster County, Pennsylvania|Lancaster County]], [[Pennsylvania]], [[United States]]. The {{convert|85|ft|m|adj=mid|-long}}, {{convert|15|ft|m|adj=mid|-wide}} bridge was built in 1878 by B. C. Carter and J. F. Stauffer across [[Conestoga River]].  It is also known as '''Isaac Shearer's Mill Bridge'''.

The bridge has a single span, wooden, double [[Burr arch truss]]es design with the addition of steel hanger rods. 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 [[World Guide to Covered Bridges|WGCB]] Number is 38-36-02.  Added in 1980, it is listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] as structure number 80003511.<ref name="register">{{cite web
  | title = PENNSYLVANIA  - Lancaster County
  | work = National Register of Historic Places
  | url = http://www.nationalregisterofhistoricplaces.com/PA/Lancaster/state4.html
  | accessdate = 2007-03-20}}</ref>  It is located at {{coord|40|8|28.2|N|75|59|52.2|W|type:city}} (40.14117, -75.99783).<ref name="Travis">{{cite web
  | author = Travis, Dale 
  | title = 38-36-02
  | work = Round Barns & Covered Bridges
  | date = 
  | url = http://www.dalejtravis.com/bridge/pennsylv/htm/3803602.htm
  | accessdate = 2006-08-08 }}</ref>

==Dimensions==
*'''Length:''' 85 feet (25.9 m) total length
*'''Width:''' 15 feet (4.6 m) total width

== Gallery ==
<gallery>
Image:Weaver's_Mill_Covered_Bridge-approach-2020.jpg|View from road
Image:Weaver's_Mill_Covered_Bridge-inside-2020.jpg|View from inside
Image:Weaver's Mill Covered Bridge-from_air_above_road-2020.jpg|View from the air near road
Image:Weaver's_Mill_Covered_Bridge-from_the_air-2020.jpg|View from the air near river
</gallery>

==See also==
*[[Burr truss|Burr arch truss]]
*[[List of crossings of the Conestoga River]]
*[[List of Lancaster County covered bridges]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==Further reading==
*{{cite web
  | author = McCain, Dr. Roger A.
  | title = Weaver's Mill Bridge
  | work = A Guide to Old Covered Bridges of Southeastern Pennsylvania and nearby areas
  | publisher = 
  | date = 
  | url = http://william-king.www.drexel.edu/top/bridge/CbWeaver.html
  | accessdate = 2006-08-04}}
*{{cite web
  | title = Weaver's Mill Covered Bridge 
  | work = Lancaster County Pennsylvania Dutch Country Official Visitors Center
  | publisher = Pennsylvania Dutch Convention & Visitors Bureau
  | year = 2006
  | url = http://www.padutchcountry.com/member_pages/weavers_mill_covered_bridge__.asp
  | accessdate = 2006-07-07 }}
*{{cite web
  | title = The Covered Bridges of Lancaster County
  | work = Lancaster County, PA Government Portal
  | publisher = County of Lancaster, Pennsylvania
  | date = 2001-11-09
  | url = http://www.co.lancaster.pa.us/lanco/cwp/view.asp?a=15&Q=257050
  | accessdate = 2006-07-07 }}

{{National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania}}
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[[Category:Covered bridges in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Bridges completed in 1878]]
[[Category:Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Bridges over the Conestoga River]]
[[Category:National Register of Historic Places in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Wooden bridges in Pennsylvania]]
[[Category:Burr Truss bridges in the United States]]
[[Category:1878 establishments in Pennsylvania]]


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