Sheard's Mill - 1873
The 1873 Sheard's Mill Covered Bridge is located in East Rockhill Township and Haycock Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania next to the Levi Sheard Mill, and named after Levi Sheard owner of the mill.
Sheard's Mill bridge was built in 1873 and is 15-foot-wide, 12-foot high, and 130-foot-long, making it one of Bucks County's longest bridges. The bridge crosses Tohickon Creek on Covered Bridge Road.
This one-span bridge uses the Town Truss and is painted the traditional red with a white entry or portal. Many covered bridges were built near mills for the convenience of farmers. In this situation, the mill was built by David Sheard in 1835 and is still standing. During the 20th century, John Clymer owned the mill and continued to grind grain for feed and apples for cider until 1965. The mill is on the National Register and is currently part of the Tohickon Family Campgrounds.
Length of largest span: 116.1 ft.
Total length: 136.2 ft.
Deck width: 14.8 ft.
Of the 1,500 covered bridges that once stood in the state of Pennsylvania, as of 2019, approximately 200 remain.
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 1, 1980
Located at: N40 27.30 W75 16.71 - WGCB #38-09-06
Photographed in May of 2012.