Bridge in West Earl Township facts for kids

Quick facts for kids Bridge in West Earl Township
Bridge in West Earl Township in 1999.
Carries	Farmersville Road (State Route 1010)
Crosses	Conestoga River
Locale	Brownstown, Pennsylvania
Other name(s)	Big Conestoga Creek Bridge No. 12
Maintained by	PennDOT
Characteristics
Design	Cantilevered girder
Material	Concrete
Total length	130 feet (40 m)
Width	18 feet (5.5 m)
Longest span	62 feet (19 m)
Number of spans	3
Piers in water	2
Load limit	20 short tons (18,000 kg)
History
Designer	Frank H. Shaw
Constructed by	Paul D. Kauffman
Bridge in West Earl Township
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Area	less than one acre
Built	1917
Built by	Paul D.Kauffman
Architect	Frank H. Shaw
MPS	Highway Bridges Owned by the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, Department of Transportation TR
NRHP reference No.	88000875
Added to NRHP	June 22, 1988

The Bridge in West Earl Township, as it is designated on the National Register of Historic Places, is also known by its historic name, Big Conestoga Creek Bridge No. 12. It carries Farmersville Road (unsigned SR 1010) across the Conestoga River at Brownstown, West Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The bridge is notable for its form, a three-span, continuous, arched concrete girder that does not touch the abutments. Designer Frank H. Shaw was a consulting engineer to Lancaster County when the bridge was constructed in 1917, but appointed county engineer that same year. The bridge was replaced with a new three-span structure in 2019.

2019 Farmersville Road Bridge in Brownstown PA. Consideration was given to the aesthetics of the new bridge, since it replaced a National Historic Landmark.