Shenks Ferry

Shenks Ferry is a hamlet in , , . Shenks Ferry is situated nearby to the village , as well as near the hamlet .

Places of Interest

Highlights include Safe Harbor Bridge and Colemanville Covered Bridge.

Bridge
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The 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 at near the for the Port Road Branch and the former Columbia and Port Deposit Railroad along the . is situated 2 miles north of Shenks Ferry.

Bridge
Photo: Ram-Man, CC BY-SA 2.5.
The is a covered bridge that spans in , , United States. After Hunsecker's Mill Covered Bridge, it is Lancaster County's second-longest single-span covered bridge still being used. is situated 2½ miles east of Shenks Ferry.

Industrial building
Photo: Sturmovik, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The is a concrete gravity dam, with an associated hydroelectric power station, on the lower . 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. is situated 1½ miles north of Shenks Ferry.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Pequea and Safe Harbor.

Village
is an unincorporated community that is located in in , United States. It is situated where Route 324 ends at the , twelve miles south of .

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community located within in , United States. The general location was an early staging area for Native American tribes traversing the from the settlements surrounding Conestoga and present day Manor Township. is situated 2 miles north of Shenks Ferry.

Hamlet
is an unincorporated community in in , , United States. is located at the intersection of Pennsylvania Route 324 and River Road, just east of the . is situated 3 miles east of Shenks Ferry.

Shenks Ferry

Latitude
39.89955° or 39° 53′ 58″ north
Longitude
-76.38607° or 76° 23′ 10″ west
Elevation
197 feet (60 metres)
Open location code
87F5VJX7+RH
Open­Street­Map ID
node 158558220
Open­Street­Map feature
place=­hamlet
Geo­Names ID
4829867
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