{"nrhp_refnum":"80003532","name":"Shearer's Covered Bridge","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"High School Memorial Park","address_restricted":false,"city":"Manheim","county":"Lancaster County","state":"PA","lat":40.17205801700004,"lon":-76.38995458999995,"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":"Shearer's Covered Bridge is a covered wooden Burr truss bridge over Chickies Creek in High School Memorial Park, Manheim Borough, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The form gives its date as 1856.","why_significant":"The nomination lists the bridge as part of the Covered Bridges of Lancaster County multiple property submission. It is described as being in excellent condition, with harrow horizontal siding, cut stone abutments, rectangular windows and triangular portals. The document notes that the bridge is closed to all but foot traffic.","narrative":"Shearer's Covered Bridge spans Chickies Creek within High School Memorial Park in Manheim Borough, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. Built in 1856, it is a covered bridge of the Burr truss type, with a total end post length of 90 feet. Its exterior features harrow horizontal siding, rectangular windows, and triangular portals, and its abutments are cut stone. The bridge is closed to all traffic except pedestrians. It was reviewed as one of the covered bridges of Lancaster County, a group of nineteenth-century timber structures in the county that were assessed together for listing. The surviving abutments and trusses were judged to be in good condition, and the bridge is regarded as a representative example of the county's covered bridge tradition.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":"Closed to all but foot traffic; condition recorded as excellent.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:34.532345-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/80003532.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003532/4583147bf1-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003532/4583147bf1-1600.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:Shearer%27s_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:Shearer%27s_Covered_Bridge_Side_View_3000px.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993235","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shearer%27s_Covered_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q7492187"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/lancaster-county/shearers-covered-bridge-80003532/"}