Hall's Bridge, also known as Sheeder-Hall Bridge, is an historic, wooden covered bridge which is located in East Vincent Township and West Vincent Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
Hall's Bridge | |
 Hall's Bridge, March 2011 | |
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| Location | About 3 miles (4.8 km) north of Chester Springs at Sheeder Road and Birch Run, East Vincent Township and West Vincent Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°8′51″N 75°37′15″W / 40.14750°N 75.62083°W |
| Area | 2 acres (0.81 ha) |
| Built | 1850 |
| Architectural style | Burr truss |
| MPS | Covered Bridges of Chester County TR (AD) |
| NRHP reference No. | 73001600[1] |
| Added to NRHP | April 23, 1973 |
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
History and architectural features
editThis structure has two spans and is a 100-foot-long (30 m), Burr truss bridge, which was built in 1850. It is the oldest covered bridge in Chester County, and crosses French Creek, just downstream of its confluence with Birch Run.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]
References
edit- ^ a b c "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". ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2012-11-02. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher (July 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Hall's Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-17.