Kauffman's Distillery Covered Bridge
The Kauffman's Distillery Covered Bridge or Sporting Hill Bridge is a covered bridge that spans Chiques Creek in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. A county-owned and maintained bridge, its official designation is the Big Chiques #1 Bridge. (Chiques Creek was known as Chickies Creek until 2002)
Kauffman's Distillery Covered Bridge | |
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| Coordinates | 40.1482°N 76.4098°W |
| Locale | Manheim, Pennsylvania, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States |
| Official name | Big Chiques #1 Bridge |
| Characteristics | |
| Design | single span, double Burr arch truss |
| Total length | 96 feet (29.3 m) |
| History | |
| Constructed by | James C. Carpenter |
| Construction start | 1857 |
| Rebuilt | 1874 |
Kaufman's Distillery Covered Bridge | |
U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
| Area | 0.1 acre |
| MPS | Covered Bridges of Lancaster County TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 80003529 |
| Added to NRHP | December 11, 1980 |
| Location | |
The bridge has a single span, wooden, double Burr arch trusses design with the addition of steel hanger rods. The deck is made from oak planks. It is painted red, the traditional color of Lancaster County covered bridges, on both the inside and outside. Both approaches to the bridge are painted in the traditional white color.
The bridge's WGCB Number is 38-36-32. In 1980 it was added to the National Register of Historic Places as structure number 80003529. It is located at 40°8′53.4″N 76°24′35.4″W (40.14817, -76.40983). The bridge is located southwest of Manheim between Rapho and Penn Townships 0.15 miles (0.24 km) southeast of Pennsylvania Route 772 and 1.4 miles (2.3 km) west of Pennsylvania Route 72 on Sun Hill Road.