Historic Bridges
of the United States
Gibson's Covered Bridge
Chester County
,
Pennsylvania
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Overview
Covered bridge over East Branch Brandywine Creek on Harmony Hill Road
Location
Chester County
,
Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1872
Design
Covered Burr arch-truss
Dimensions
Total length: 98.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 10, 1980
Also called
Harmony Hill Covered Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.97614, -75.68283
(decimal degrees)
39°58'34" N, 75°40'58" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
NRHP 80003456
(National Register of Historic Places reference number)
WGCB 38-15-10
(World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 30663
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
19th Century
(1,725)
Built 1872
(20)
Built during 1870s
(257)
Burr arch-truss
(119)
Chester County, Pennsylvania
(61)
Covered
(504)
NR-listed
(1,470)
Open
(21,592)
Pennsylvania
(1,696)
Through truss
(5,208)
Total length 75-100 feet
(3,323)
Truss
(15,742)
Update Log
March 5, 2007: Posted photos from Jack Schmidt
Sources
Jack Schmidt -
jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net
Dale Travis Covered Bridge List
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