Shenks Ferry
Shenks Ferry is a hamlet in Chanceford Township, York, Pennsylvania. Shenks Ferry is situated nearby to the village Pequea, as well as near the hamlet Lockport.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Safe Harbor Bridge and Colemanville Covered Bridge.
Safe Harbor Bridge
Bridge
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The Safe Harbor Bridge also known as the Safe Harbor Trestle, Port Road Bridge and the Enola Low Grade Line Steel Trestle is a steel deck truss trestle that spans the Conestoga River at Safe Harbor, Pennsylvania near the Susquehanna River for the Port Road Branch and the former Columbia and Port Deposit Railroad along the Susquehanna River. Safe Harbor Bridge is situated 2 miles north of Shenks Ferry.
Colemanville Covered Bridge
Bridge
Photo: Ram-Man, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The Colemanville Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that spans Pequea Creek in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. After Hunsecker's Mill Covered Bridge, it is Lancaster County's second-longest single-span covered bridge still being used. Colemanville Covered Bridge is situated 2½ miles east of Shenks Ferry.
Safe Harbor Dam
Industrial building
Photo: Sturmovik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The Safe Harbor Dam is a concrete gravity dam, with an associated hydroelectric power station, on the lower Susquehanna River. It is the most northerly and last of three Great Depression-era public electrification projects' hydroelectric dams, and was constructed between April 1, 1930, and December 7, 1931. Safe Harbor Dam is situated 1½ miles north of Shenks Ferry.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Pequea and Safe Harbor.
Pequea
Village
Pequea is an unincorporated community that is located in Martic Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is situated where Route 324 ends at the Susquehanna River, twelve miles south of Lancaster.
Safe Harbor
Hamlet
Safe Harbor is an unincorporated community located within Conestoga Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The general location was an early staging area for Native American tribes traversing the Susquehanna River from the settlements surrounding Conestoga and present day Manor Township. Safe Harbor is situated 2 miles north of Shenks Ferry.
Martic Forge
Hamlet
Martic Forge is an unincorporated community in Martic Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. Martic Forge is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 324 and River Road, just east of the Pequea Creek. Martic Forge is situated 3 miles east of Shenks Ferry.
Shenks Ferry
- Type: Hamlet
- Category: locality
- Location: Chanceford Township, York, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
39.89955° or 39° 53′ 58″ northLongitude
-76.38607° or 76° 23′ 10″ westElevation
197 feet (60 metres)Open location code
87F5VJX7+RHOpenStreetMap ID
node 158558220OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4829867
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