{"nrhp_refnum":"80003531","name":"Shenk's Mill Covered Bridge","other_names":["Schenk's Covered Bridge"],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"S of Manheim on T 372, East Hempfield/Rapho Townships","address_restricted":false,"city":"Manheim","county":"Lancaster County","state":"PA","lat":40.11577345000006,"lon":-76.42518486699998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-12-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Engineering","Transportation"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A burr truss covered bridge over Chickies Creek on T372 between East Hempfield and Rapho Townships near Manheim in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1855 and is 96 feet long with a width of 15 feet.","why_significant":"The nomination describes the bridge as being in excellent condition and notes that its horizontal clapboard siding is unusual in Lancaster County. It is one of the covered bridges in Lancaster County considered as part of a multiple property group of wood-frame covered bridges from the 19th century.","narrative":"Shenk's Mill Covered Bridge is a burr truss covered bridge that spans Chickies Creek on township road T372, linking East Hempfield and Rapho Townships near Manheim in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Built in 1855, the bridge measures 96 feet from end post to end post and is 15 feet wide. Its horizontal clapboard siding is unusual in Lancaster County, and the structure is noted for its four small rectangular windows fitted with awnings on the east bank end. Covered bridges of this period were built in wood frame construction, and this example is recorded as being in excellent condition. It was nominated as part of a group of surviving covered bridges in Lancaster County that reflect 19th-century timber bridge building in the region.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Excellent condition","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:32.827031-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/80003531.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003531/8e9474f297-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003531/8e9474f297-1600.webp","licence":"CC BY-SA 2.5","author":"Photo by and (c)2006 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man)","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schenck%27s_Mill_Covered_Bridge_Side_View_3000px.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Photo by and (c)2006 Derek Ramsey (Ram-Man)</a>, <a href=\"https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/2.5\" rel=\"license noopener\">CC BY-SA 2.5</a>, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Schenck%27s_Mill_Covered_Bridge_Side_View_3000px.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993233","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schenck%27s_Mill_Covered_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7431141"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/lancaster-county/shenks-mill-covered-bridge-80003531/"}