Historic Bridges
of the United States
Larkin Covered Bridge
Chester County
,
Pennsylvania
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Side view
Photos taken by Jack Schmidt
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Facts
Overview
Covered bridge over a ditch next to Byers Station Blvd.
Location
Chester County
,
Pennsylvania
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1881; relocated 2006
Design
Covered Burr arch-truss
Dimensions
Total length: 60.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 10, 1980
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.08217, -75.68533
(decimal degrees)
40°04'56" N, 75°41'07" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/441570/4437102
(zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Downingtown
Inventory numbers
NRHP 80003458
(National Register of Historic Places reference number)
WGCB 38-15-11
(World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
BH 30669
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
19th Century
(1,838)
Built 1881
(26)
Built during 1880s
(517)
Burr arch-truss
(125)
Chester County, Pennsylvania
(62)
Covered
(537)
NR-listed
(1,520)
Open to pedestrians
(464)
Pennsylvania
(1,701)
Relocated
(140)
Through truss
(5,419)
Total length 50-75 feet
(4,989)
Truss
(16,067)
Update Log
March 5, 2007: Posted photos from Jack Schmidt
Sources
Jack Schmidt -
jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net
Dale Travis Covered Bridge List
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