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
Glen Hope Covered Bridge is located in Pennsylvania
Glen Hope Covered Bridge
Glen Hope Covered Bridge is located in the United States
Glen Hope Covered Bridge
LocationWest of Lewisville on Township 344, near West Grove, Elk Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°43′37″N 75°54′28″W / 39.72694°N 75.90778°W / 39.72694; -75.90778
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

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  1. ^ a b "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". 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.