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Larkin Covered Bridge

Chester County, Pennsylvania
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Side view

Photo taken by Jack Schmidt

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Overview
Covered bridge over a ditch next to Byers Station Blvd.
Location
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1881; relocated 2006
Design
Covered Burr arch-truss
Dimensions
Span length: 60.0 ft.
Total length: 60.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 10, 1980
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.08217, -75.68533   (decimal degrees)
40°04'56" N, 75°41'07" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/441570/4437102 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Downingtown
Inventory numbers
NRHP 80003458 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
WGCB 38-15-11 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 30669 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (3,999)
Built 1881 (60)
Built during 1880s (1,087)
Burr arch-truss (229)
Chester County, Pennsylvania (116)
Covered (944)
NR-listed (2,384)
 Open to pedestrians (2,173)
Pennsylvania (3,163)
Relocated (387)
Through truss (9,587)
Total length 50-75 feet (7,062)
Truss (24,154)

Update Log 

  • March 5, 2007: Posted photos from Jack Schmidt

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