Kennedy Bridge | |
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| Location | North of Kimberton off Pennsylvania Route 23 on Seven Stars Road over French Creek, East Vincent Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°8′25″N 75°34′36″W / 40.14028°N 75.57667°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1856 |
| Built by | Alex Kennedy, Jesse King |
| Architectural style | Burr truss |
| MPS | Covered Bridges of Chester County TR (AD) |
| NRHP reference No. | 74001770[1] |
| Added to NRHP | January 21, 1974 |
Kennedy Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located in East Vincent Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It is a 96-foot-long (29 m), Burr truss bridge, constructed in 1856. It was damaged and repaired after a flood in 1884 and reinforced in 1936. It crosses French Creek.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974.[1]
References
- 1 2 "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 Eleanor Winsor and Harvey Freedenberg (August 1972). "National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form: Kennedy Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-11-17.
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