Rapps Bridge

Rapps Bridge
Rapps Bridge, June 2007
Rapps Bridge is located in Pennsylvania
Rapps Bridge
Rapps Bridge is located in the United States
Rapps Bridge
LocationRapps Dam Road off of Route 23, East Pikeland Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°08′18″N 75°33′10″W / 40.13826°N 75.55286°W / 40.13826; -75.55286
Area2 acres (0.81 ha)
Built1866
Built byBenjamin F. Hartman
Architectural styleBurr truss
MPSCovered Bridges of Chester County TR (AD)
NRHP reference No.73001608[1]
Added to NRHPJune 18, 1973

Rapps Bridge, also known as Rapps Dam Bridge, is one of fifteen surviving historic wooden covered bridges in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Rapps Bridge is located on Rapps Dam Road in East Pikeland Township.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.[1]

History and notable features

This bridge is a 105-foot-long (32 m), Burr truss bridge that was constructed in 1866 by Benjamin F. Hartman.[2] It has fieldstone abutments, horizontal siding and boxed cornices with returns at its portals.

It is one of three covered bridges that cross French Creek, the others being Hall's Bridge and Kennedy Bridge.[3]

The Rapps Bridge was renovated in 1978 and again in 2011 for approximately 1.5 million dollars.[4]

On April 29, 2014, the bridge was heavily damaged when a tractor trailer crossed it. It re-opened in October 2015.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Pennsylvania Covered Bridges website
  3. ^ Susan M. Zacher (July 1980). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS Rapps Bridge. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 14, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
  4. ^ Lynn Jusinski. "Rapps Dam Covered Bridge to Open Monday". PhoenixvillePatch November 18, 2011.
  5. ^ Newspaper story about the accident

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