Speakman No. 1 is a historic wooden covered bridge located at East Fallowfield Township near Modena in Chester County, Pennsylvania. It is a 75-foot-long (23 m) Burr Truss bridge, constructed in 1881. It is a twin of Speakman No. 2, Mary Ann Pyle Bridge, located a 1/4 mile away. It crosses Buck Run.[2]
Speakman No. 1 | |
 Speakman No. 1, February 2011 | |
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| Location | South of Coatesville on Legislative Route 15068, near Modena, East Fallowfield Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°55′46″N 75°49′23″W / 39.92944°N 75.82306°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1881 |
| Built by | Meanander & Ferdinand Wood |
| Architectural style | Burr truss |
| MPS | Covered Bridges of Chester County TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 80003464[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 10, 1980 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
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interior of the bridge
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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher (July 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: Speakman No. 1" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-13.
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