Rudolph and Arthur Covered Bridge
Rudolph and Arthur Covered Bridge was a historic wooden covered bridge located in Elk Township and New London Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was an 80-foot-long (24 m) Burr truss bridge, constructed in 1880. It had vertical planking and eave-level window openings. It crossed Big Elk Creek.[2]
Rudolph and Arthur Covered Bridge | |
Formerly listed on the U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
 Rudolph and Arthur Covered Bridge, December 2009 | |
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| Location | North of Lewisville on Township 307 near West Grove, Elk Township and New London Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°44′45″N 75°52′57″W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1880 |
| Built by | Meanander Wood, Richard T. Meredith |
| Architectural style | Burr truss |
| MPS | Covered Bridges of Chester County TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 80003473[1] |
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| Added to NRHP | December 10, 1980 |
| Removed from NRHP | December 12, 2022 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, and was delisted in 2022.[1]
The Rudolph and Arthur Covered Bridge was destroyed by remnants of Hurricane Ida on September 1, 2021. Pieces of the bridge washed ashore and dammed at the Chesterville Road/Route 841 bridge over Big Elk Creek.
References
- "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). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved 2012-11-02. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher (July 1980). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Rudolph and Arthur Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-22.
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