BARTRAM/GOSHEN COVERED BRIDGE - NEWTON SQUARE, PENNSYLVANIA

 CRUM CREEK

CHESTER/DELAWARE COUNTIES

BUILT - 1860

Length - 80' ... W. of Newtown Square, Willistown Township. PA3 (Chester Pike) W. 0.8 miles from jct with PA252 (Newtown St. Rd.) in Newtown Square, continue W. (curves N.) on Boot Rd. 1.2 miles, W. on Goshen Rd. 250' to the bridge on the S. side of the road. Built by Ferdinand Wood at a cost of $1133. It is named for Mordecai Bartram, an adjacent landowner. Bridge closed to traffic in 1941. Rehabilitated in the late 1960s, and again in 1995. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 10, 1980. Closed to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Single Span, Double Burr Arch Through Truss.

World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 38-15-17

GPS +39.98977, -75.43717