Knox Covered Bridge 38-15-15

Photos 

General Knox Covered Bridge

Overview

Photo taken by Raymond Klein

Enlarge

BH Photo #137223

Map 

Street View 

Description 

Robert Russell built the bridge for $1,170 (SOURCE: Pennsylvania's Historic Bridges by Fred J. Moll, Arcadia Publishing)

Facts 

Overview

Steel stringer bridge over Valley Creek on Yellow Springs Road in Valley Forge, PA

Location

Valley Forge, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1865; rehabilitated 1960

Builder

- Robert Russell

Design

Steel stringer/Burr Arch Covered Bridge

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 49.9 ft.
Total length: 51.8 ft.
Deck width: 9.8 ft.

Also called

Valley Forge Park Bridge
Valley Forge Dam Bridge
General Knox Covered Bridge

Approximate latitude, longitude

+40.08727, -75.45642   (decimal degrees)
40°05'14" N, 75°27'23" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/461089/4437542 (zone/easting/northing)

Quadrangle map:

Valley Forge

Inventory numbers

PA 15 1016 0100 2178 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
BH 42361 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

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Update Log 

• September 9, 2016: New photo from John Loxton
• August 27, 2016: New photos from John Loxton
• March 15, 2015: New Street View added by Dave King
• August 7, 2011: Updated by Jodi Christman: Corrected/added names, builder, other details
• July 21, 2011: New photos from Jodi Christman
• February 28, 2011: New photos from Rose
• April 18, 2009: Added by Raymond Klein

Sources 

• Raymond Klein - Bookshelfthe [at] msn [dot] com
• Rose
• Jodi Christman - masterofchaos [at] outlook [dot] com
• Covered Bridges of Southern Region of PA - Region includes Bucks, Chester, Delaware, Lehigh, Montgomery, Northampton, & Philadelphia Counties
• Dave King - DKinghawkfan [at] hotmail [dot] com
• John Loxton

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