WayfarrowLinton Stephens Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Chester County, Pennsylvania
Linton Stephens 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 1886, in the late 19th century, making it the 95th oldest of the 134 in Pennsylvania with a recorded construction date.
Status check, 2026-11: Burr truss by J. Denithorne & Son over Big Elk Creek, damaged and closed by Hurricane Ida flooding on Sept 1, 2021; the span is about 102 ft but lostbridges.org gives 114 ft overall. Linton Stephens Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.7564° N, 75.9128° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1886 |
|---|---|
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 39.75640, -75.91280 |
Nearby places
- Rudolph and Arthur Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Chester County · 1.8 mi
- Glen Hopeghost town · Chester County · 2 mi
- Glen Hope Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Chester County · 2.1 mi
- Nellys Cornerghost town · Cecil County · 3.2 mi
- Ewingvilleghost town · Cecil County · 4.1 mi
- The Rockghost town · Cecil County · 4.2 mi
- Foxcatcher Farm Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Cecil County · 5.1 mi
- Pine Grove Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lancaster County · 7.5 mi
- Covered Bridge Farms Covered Bridgecovered bridge · New Castle County · 7.7 mi
- Gilpin's Falls Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Cecil County · 7.8 mi
- Bankghost town · Cecil County · 8.5 mi
- Bellbank Bridgecovered bridge · Chester County · 8.5 mi
Questions
Where is Linton Stephens Covered Bridge?
Linton Stephens Covered Bridge is in Chester County, Pennsylvania, at 39.7564, -75.9128.
How many covered bridges are in Chester County?
Chester County, Pennsylvania has 13 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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