Gibson's Covered Bridge

	Gibson's Covered Bridge
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	Gibson's Covered Bridge, August 2008
Location	Southeast of Downingtown on Township 391, East Bradford Township and West Bradford Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°58′34″N 75°41′0″W / 39.97611°N 75.68333°W
Area	less than one acre
Built	1872
Built by	Edward H. Hall, Thomas E. Schull
Architectural style	Burr truss
MPS	Covered Bridges of Chester County TR
NRHP reference No.	80003456
Added to NRHP	December 10, 1980

Gibson's Covered Bridge, also known as Harmony Hill Bridge, is an historic, wooden, covered bridge which is located in East Bradford Township and West Bradford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

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

History and architectural features

A 78-foot-long (24 m) Burr truss bridge, which was erected in 1872, this historic structure features stepped portals and horizontal clapboard siding, and crosses the East Branch Brandywine Creek.^[2]

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

The bridge was damaged and closed by flooding caused by Hurricane Ida on September 1, 2021.^[3]

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". ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2012-11-02. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher (July 1980). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Gibson's Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-22.
^ Rettew, Bill (September 15, 2021). "Eight Chester County bridges out of service". Daily Local News.

[nris-1] "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.

[arch-2] "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2012-10-28. Retrieved 2012-11-02. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher (July 1980). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Gibson's Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-22.

[3] Rettew, Bill (September 15, 2021). "Eight Chester County bridges out of service". Daily Local News.

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