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Sherman or Keepville or Harrington, Erie County

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Inventory Number: PA/38-25-02
County: Erie County
Township: Conneaut
Town/Village: Albion
Bridge Name: Sherman or Keepville or Harrington
Crosses: West Branch Conneaut Creek
Truss type: Multiple King
Spans: 1
Length: 85'
Roadway Width: 12'
Built: 1870
Builder: William Sherman
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N41 52.144
Longitude: W080 25.742
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Directions: 3.3 miles west of PA18 on US6N/PA226, and 1.5 miles right on Barney Rd.

Possibly Sherman or Keepville Bridge, Conneaut, Erie County, PA. Built 1873
Richard Donovan / Trish Kane Collection

Sherman or Keepville or Harrington Bridge, Conneaut, Erie County, PA. Built 1870
© Lisa Plamondon

Sherman or Keepville or Harrington Bridge, Conneaut, Erie County, PA. Built 1870
Bill Caswell Photo, February 2009

Sherman or Keepville or Harrington Bridge, Conneaut, Erie County, PA. Built 1870
G. Chaplin Photo, July 10, 1986, NSPCB Archives

Comments:
The Sherman covered bridge was built in 1870 by William Sherman. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on September 17, 1980.

Sources:
Evans, Benjamin D. & June R.. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges, 2001, page 130
Kipphorn, Thomas. Information received by email, May 2008
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 112

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