Glen Hope Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located in Elk Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It is a 65-foot-long (20 m) Burr truss bridge, constructed in 1889. It has vertical planking and eave-level window openings. It crosses Little Elk Creek.[2]
Glen Hope Covered Bridge | |
 Glen Hope Covered Bridge, December 2009 | |
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| Location | West of Lewisville on Township 344, near West Grove, Elk Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°43′37″N 75°54′28″W / 39.72694°N 75.90778°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1889 |
| Built by | Menander Wood, George E. Jones |
| Architectural style | Burr truss |
| MPS | Covered Bridges of Chester County TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 80003472[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 10, 1980 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2012-11-02. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher (July 1980). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Glen Hope Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-22.
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