Speakman No. 1

Speakman No. 1
Speakman No. 1, February 2011
Location South of Coatesville on Legislative Route 15068, near Modena, East Fallowfield Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°55′46″N 75°49′23″W / 39.92944°N 75.82306°WCoordinates: 39°55′46″N 75°49′23″W / 39.92944°N 75.82306°W
Area less than one acre
Built 1881
Built by Wood, Meanander; Wood, Ferdinand
Architectural style Other, Burr truss
Governing body Local
MPS Covered Bridges of Chester County TR
NRHP Reference # 80003464[1]
Added to NRHP December 10, 1980

Speakman No. 1 is a historic wooden covered bridge located at East Fallowfield Township near Modena in Chester County, Pennsylvania. It is a 75-foot-long (23 m) Burr Truss bridge, constructed in 1881. It is a twin of Speakman No. 2, Mary Ann Pyle Bridge, located a 1/4 mile away. It crosses Buck Run.[2]

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

interior of the bridge

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2010-07-09.
  2. ↑ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher (July 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: Speakman No. 1" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-13.