Glen Hope Covered Bridge

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
LocationWest of Lewisville on Township 344, near West Grove, Elk Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°43′37″N 75°54′28″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1889
Built byMenander Wood, George E. Jones
Architectural styleBurr truss
MPSCovered Bridges of Chester County TR
NRHP reference No.80003472[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 10, 1980

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "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: Glen Hope Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-22.


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