RAPPS DAM COVERED BRIDGE - PHOENIXVILLE, PENNSYLVANIA

 FRENCH CREEK

CHESTER COUNTY

BUILT - 1866

Length - 106' ... W. of Phoenixville, East Pikeland Township. PA23 NW 0.9 miles from jct with PA113 in Phoenixville, SW on Rapps Dam Rd. 0.3 miles to the bridge. Built by Benjamin F. Hartman. Named for George Rapp, who operated the nearby mill, known as Snyder's Mill.  Rehabilitated in 2011, and 2014 for semi-truck damage. Closed 04-2014 due to semi-truck ripping out the support beams. Rehabilitated in 1999 for flood damage. Bridge presently closed due to another oversized vehicle damage in July 2021, and then more damage by flooding waters of Tropical Storm Ida  on 9/1/2021. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 18, 1973. Temporarily closed to traffic. Truss Type - Covered Single Span, Double Burr Arch with addition to steel hanger rods.

World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 38-15-14

GPS +40.13822, -75.55287

SNYDER MILL

BUILT - 1780

 

Snyder Mill was operated by George Rapp during the time the Rapp Dam covered bridge was being built. The bridge provided access to the mill.

SHEEDER-HALL COVERED BRIDGE - BUCKTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA

 FRENCH CREEK

CHESTER COUNTY

BUILT - 1850

Length - 102' ... SE of Bucktown, East/West Vincent Township. PA100 S. 0.6 miles from jct with PA401 in Bucktown, E. on Pughtown Rd. 2.7 miles, S. on Sheeder Rd. 0.3 miles to the bridge. Built by Robert Russell and Jacob Fox. Rehabilitated in 1996, and in 2017, and 2018. Presently, the bridge usage averages over 1000 vehicles a day. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 23, 1973. Open to through traffic. Truss Type - Covered Two Span, Double Burr Arch Through Truss with a added midspan cement pier.

World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 38-15-12

GPS +40.14770, -75.62063

GIBSON'S/HARMONY HILL COVERED BRIDGE - DOWNINGTOWN, PENNSYLVANIA

 EAST BRANCH BRANDYWINE CREEK

CHESTER COUNTY

BUILT - 1872

Length - 98' ... S. of Downingtown, West Bradford/East Bradford Township. US322 S. 2.4 miles from jct with Bus US30 in Downingtown, E. on Harmony Hill Rd. 50' to the bridge. Built by Edward Hall and Thomas Schul. Rehabilitated after hurricane 1999. Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 10, 1980. Presently on September 3, 2021 bridge is closed due to damage caused by the very recent flooding on September 1, 2021. Truss Type - Covered Burr Arch Through Truss.

World Guide to Covered Bridge Number - 38-15-10

GPS +39.97614, -75.68283