The Linton Stephens Covered Bridge, also known as the Linton Stevens Covered Bridge, is an historic, American, wooden covered bridge that is located in Elk Township and New London Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Linton Stephens Covered Bridge | |
 Linton Stephens Covered Bridge, December 2009 | |
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| Location | Southwest of New London on Township 344 (Kings Row Road), Elk Township and New London Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°45′23″N 75°54′46″W / 39.75639°N 75.91278°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1886 |
| Architectural style | Burr truss |
| MPS | Covered Bridges of Chester County TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 80003466[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 10, 1980 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
History and architectural features
editA 102-foot-long (31 m), Burr truss bridge that was built in 1886,is historic structure crosses Big Elk Creek.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1] The bridge was damaged and closed by flooding caused by Hurricane Ida on September 1, 2021.[3]
References
edit- ^ a b c "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" (Searchable database). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved 2012-11-02. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher (July 1980). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Linton Stephens Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-22.
- ^ Rettew, Bill (September 15, 2021). "Eight Chester County bridges out of service". Daily Local News.