The Rudolph and Arthur Covered Bridge was an historic, American wooden covered bridge that was located in Elk Township and New London Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, and was delisted in 2022.[1]
History and architectural features
An 80-foot-long (24 m) Burr truss bridge that was erected in 1880, it had vertical planking and eave-level window openings, and crossed Big Elk Creek.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980, but was delisted in 2022.[1]
The Rudolph and Arthur Covered Bridge was destroyed by remnants of Hurricane Ida on September 1, 2021. Pieces of the bridge washed ashore and dammed at the Chesterville Road/Route 841 bridge over Big Elk Creek.
References
- ^ 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" (Searchable database). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved November 2, 2012. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher (July 1980). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Rudolph and Arthur Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved December 22, 2012.
