Glen Hope Covered Bridge

Glen Hope Covered Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

Glen Hope Covered Bridge, December 2009

Location	West of Lewisville on Township 344, near West Grove, Elk Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°43′37″N 75°54′28″W / 39.72694°N 75.90778°W / 39.72694; -75.90778Coordinates: 39°43′37″N 75°54′28″W / 39.72694°N 75.90778°W / 39.72694; -75.90778
Area	less than one acre
Built	1889
Built by	Wood, Menander; Jones, George E.
Architectural style	Other, Burr truss
MPS	Covered Bridges of Chester County TR
NRHP Reference #	80003472^[1]
Added to NRHP	December 10, 1980

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]

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

References

1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ "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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