Sheard's Mill Covered Bridge


Sheard's Mill Covered Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Sheard's Mill Covered Bridge, September 2012
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Location	East of Quakertown on Legislative Route 09129, East Rockhill Township and Haycock Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°27′30″N 75°16′11″W / 40.45833°N 75.26972°W / 40.45833; -75.26972Coordinates: 40°27′30″N 75°16′11″W / 40.45833°N 75.26972°W / 40.45833; -75.26972
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built	1873
Architectural style	Town truss
MPS	Covered Bridges of the Delaware River Watershed TR
NRHP Reference #	80003445^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 1, 1980

The Sheard's Mill Covered Bridge is located in East Rockhill Township and Haycock Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania next to the Levi Sheard Mill. The bridge was built in 1873, and is 15-foot-wide (4.6 m) and 130-foot-long (40 m), making it one of Bucks County's longest bridges. The bridge crosses the Tohickon Creek on Covered Bridge Road.^[2]^[3]

The bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 1, 1980.^[1]

References

1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Bucks County Covered Bridge Society. "Covered Bridges of Bucks County" (PDF). Brochure. Retrieved 2012-09-27.
↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Sheard's Mill Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-10-16.

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