Lancaster daily intelligencer. [volume] (Lancaster, Pa.) 1864-1928, 1884-04-11
TsE BRIDGES ACROSS THE OcToRAno.
when they wers Butt. By whom ana
Thetr Costs.

Wheu Ihey Were buIlt, by Wuo" bnu
Their costs.
The West Chester Republican publishes
tho following interesting account of the
bridges that span tho Ootoraro creek where
the latter forms the dividing line between
Lancaster and Chester counties
Mercer's Ford bridge Ii over the creek
on tho line of tho Lancaster county aud
West Fallow Geld township, Chester county.
and IL an inter county structure. 10 is a
covered bridge on the Burr patent, S5 feet
span and was built by Lancaster county
contractor for l,700 one half the cost
being paid by each county, and was erect, d
In $780, during the term Of Commissioners
Zook, Elliott and Otley.
Stoelville bridge crosses the creek from
West Fallowtleld township into Lancaster
county. IL Is q covered bridge Of 90 feet
span and was built Jointly by the com
missioners Of Chester and Lancaster ooun-
ties in lS47, at q cost of 1905, one half Of
the expense being borne by each county.
Audrews' bridge crosses the creek from
Upper Oxford township into Lancaster
county, and In a stone arch bridge of three
spans each, about 40 feet. 1t was built
about 1914 and cost 50, 500.
Bells bank bridge, or Hodgson's Ford
bridge, is from Upper Oxford to Lancaster
county, on the road leading from Phila
delphia to MoUalPs Ferry. 1t is covered
bridge of the Burr patent, with span OF
10 feet, and was built in 1861. The first
bridge was built by Robert Russell and
Robert Jackson by contract with the com
missioncrs Of the two counties In 1850, at
cost Of 81, ,73O. In 1861 IL was rebuilt by
contract with Commissioners Hartman,
Bateman and Windle, at a cost Of 81, 210,
ono-half Of tho cost being borne by each
county.
Long Ford bridge crosses the creek
from Lower Oxford township into Lancas
ter county. 1t is au iron truss bridge, 40
feet span, built by tho Canton bridge
company, of Canton, Ohio, in 1876, at q
cost of s5lO, each county paying one half
tho cost.
Worth's bridge crosses the crock from
Lower Oxford township into Lancaster
county, on the road leading from Mt.
Vernon TO Union Meeting House in Ian.
caster county. IL is a covered bridge of
the Burr patent, 81 feet span.
Mount Vernon bridge is over the creek
from Lower Oxford into Lancaster county
T. is q covered bridge of the Burr patent
of 30 feet span. IL was built by Jacob
Kaufman by contract with the cOmmis
siOuers Beck and Grouse of Chester, and
the Commis,:Ohers Of Lancaster county in
1865, at n cost of e.. $50, one half Of the
expenses being paid by each county.
Pine Grove bridge crosses the creek at
Pine Grove rolling mills (not now ia ex
isteuce) in West Nottingham township, to
Lancaster county. 1t is bridge of the
Burr patent Of l75 feet span, and was
built in lSiG by contract o. the commits
siorcrs OF the two counties, by Robert
Russell and Jos. Elliott, for s2 $50. Tue
stouo arch over the rolling mill head race
was washed away in the flood Of August,
1867 Commissioner Grouse, Charlton and
llill made contract with EnOs Pennock
tho Same year to rebuild on the Chester
county side of the creek.
Kinks bridge crosses the crock into
Lancaster county from West Nottingham
township 1t is covered bridge of $50
feet span ard was built in 1928 by Robert
Kirk.
Blackburns bridge crosses the creek
into Lancaster county from West Noting
ham township. 1t is an iron bridge of l25
feet span, and was built by tho Keystone
Iron Bridge company, at cost of 81, 742,
in 1876, one half of the cost being paid by
each county.
Lees bridge, formerly Carter's Ford
| bridge, crosses the creek from West Not
| tingham township into Lancaster county
on the road leading from New Texas tc
Rising Sun, Maryland. It is n covered
bridge Of l2j feet span, and was built by
! Robert Russell aud Jacob l.. Kirk in 1919
under contract with the commissioners o.
Lancaster and Chester counties, those o
the latter county being David Byerl,
| Daniel Thompson and John lIannum. Tn,
bridge cost II, l,703 one half being paid b!
ca ch county.