WayfarrowGlen Hope Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Chester County, Pennsylvania
Glen Hope Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania has 231 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 13 of them in Chester County.
It was built in 1889, in the late 19th century, making it the 102nd oldest of the 134 in Pennsylvania with a recorded construction date.
Status check, 2026-11: Burr truss in Elk Township, Chester County, likely the southernmost covered bridge in Pennsylvania. Vandals burned it in the late 1980s and it was restored by about 1990–94. Some sources give 65 ft and others 78 ft overall. Glen Hope Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.7269° N, 75.9078° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1889 |
|---|---|
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 39.72690, -75.90780 |
Nearby places
- Glen Hopeghost town · Chester County · 0.3 mi
- Nellys Cornerghost town · Cecil County · 1.8 mi
- Rudolph and Arthur Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Chester County · 1.9 mi
- Ewingvilleghost town · Cecil County · 2 mi
- Linton Stephens Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Chester County · 2.1 mi
- The Rockghost town · Cecil County · 2.2 mi
- Foxcatcher Farm Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Cecil County · 3.9 mi
- Gilpin's Falls Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Cecil County · 6 mi
- Covered Bridge Farms Covered Bridgecovered bridge · New Castle County · 6.7 mi
- Bankghost town · Cecil County · 6.8 mi
- Bel Hillghost town · Cecil County · 8 mi
- Pine Grove Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lancaster County · 8.6 mi
Questions
Where is Glen Hope Covered Bridge?
Glen Hope Covered Bridge is in Chester County, Pennsylvania, at 39.7269, -75.9078.
How many covered bridges are in Chester County?
Chester County, Pennsylvania has 13 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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