WayfarrowKennedy Bridge
Covered bridge · Chester County, Pennsylvania
Kennedy 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 1987, in the postwar decades, making it the 129th oldest of the 134 in Pennsylvania with a recorded construction date; it crosses French Creek.
Status check, 2026-11: The original 1856 Burr truss bridge burned on May 10, 1986, and the present covered bridge is a 1987 copy built from fire-resistant bongossi wood; reported lengths range from 96 to 110 ft. Kennedy Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 40.1403° N, 75.5767° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1987 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | French Creek |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 40.14030, -75.57670 |
Nearby places
- Rapps Bridgecovered bridge · Chester County · 1.3 mi
- Hall's Bridgecovered bridge · Chester County · 2.4 mi
- Larkin Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Chester County · 9 mi
- Milford Millsghost town · Chester County · 9.6 mi
- Gibson's Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Chester County · 12.7 mi
- Bartram's Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Chester County · 12.8 mi
- Lincolntownghost town · Berks County · 14.6 mi
- Texasghost town · Berks County · 14.8 mi
- Mexicoghost town · Berks County · 14.8 mi
- South Birdsboroghost town · Berks County · 14.8 mi
- Brooklynghost town · Berks County · 15.1 mi
- Silvertownghost town · Berks County · 15.2 mi
Questions
Where is Kennedy Bridge?
Kennedy Bridge is in Chester County, Pennsylvania, at 40.1403, -75.5767.
How many covered bridges are in Chester County?
Chester County, Pennsylvania has 13 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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