Gibson's Covered Bridge

Gibson's Covered Bridge

Gibson's Covered Bridge, August 2008
Location Southeast of Downingtown on Township 391, East Bradford Township and West Bradford Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°58′34″N 75°41′0″W / 39.97611°N 75.68333°W / 39.97611; -75.68333Coordinates: 39°58′34″N 75°41′0″W / 39.97611°N 75.68333°W / 39.97611; -75.68333
Area less than one acre
Built 1872
Built by Hall, Edward H.; Schull, Thomas E.
Architectural style Other, Burr truss
MPS Covered Bridges of Chester County TR
NRHP Reference # 80003456[1]
Added to NRHP December 10, 1980

Gibson's Covered Bridge, also known as Harmony Hill Bridge, is a historic wooden covered bridge located in East Bradford Township and West Bradford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It is a 78-foot-long (24 m) Burr truss bridge, constructed in 1872. It has stepped portals and horizontal clapboard siding. It crosses the East Branch Brandywine Creek.[2]

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

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. ↑ "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: Gibson's Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-22.


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