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Bucks
County, Pennsylvania
(WGN
38-09-06) (WGCB PA-09-06): (1873) A single-span
Town lattice truss 134' 8" over Tohickon Creek. Located: On
Covered Bridge Road, Thatcher, Pennsylvania, between Haycock and East Rockhill
Townships, Pennsylvania. Directions: In Thatcher, Pennsylvania,
at the jct. of Thatcher Road (SR 4043) and Covered Bridge Road, go south
on Covered Bridge Road for 0.2 mile to the bridge. Or, from the jct.
of SR 563 and Old Bethleham Road (SR 4101), near the southwest end of Lake
Nockamixon, Pennsylvania, go north on Old Bethlehem Road for 1.2 miles
to the jct. with Thatcher Road (SR 4043). Turn left on Thatcher Road
(SR 4043) and go 0.5 mile to Covered Bridge Road; turn left on Covered
Bridge Road and travel 0.2 mile to the bridge. It is located next
to an old abandoned mill, which at one time was owned by a man named Sheard.
There is some controversy as to the bridges name. The World Guide
of Covered Bridges lists the bridges name as Sheard Mill.
The Covered Bridges of Pennsylvania book, given out by the state,
lists the bridges name as Sheard's Mill with a alternate of Thatcher
and there is a plaque on the portal indicating the bridges name is "Sheard's
Mill Bridge." The structure rests on stone and mortar abutments,
and has long stone and mortar wing walls capped with concrete. It
has barn red painted vertical boarding on the sides with white painted
vertical portals and splash panels. The portal has a angled opening.
The deck consists of crosswise planking and it has a shake roof.
Also known as the Sheard's Mill Covered Bridge and the Thatcher
Covered Bridge. It was listed on the National Register of Historic
Places on December 1, 1980. (Jun 2008) |
