WayfarrowRapps Bridge
Covered bridge · Chester County, Pennsylvania
Rapps 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 1866, in the Civil War era, making it the 28th oldest of the 134 in Pennsylvania with a recorded construction date; it crosses French Creek; it is about 105 feet long (21st longest of 83 measured in Pennsylvania).
Status check, 2026-11: Burr truss bridge over French Creek built by Benjamin F. Hartman; restored in 2011, badly damaged by a tractor-trailer in 2014, and reopened in October 2015. Rapps Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 40.1383° N, 75.5529° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1866 |
|---|---|
| Crosses | French Creek |
| Length | 105 ft |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 40.13826, -75.55286 |
Nearby places
- Kennedy Bridgecovered bridge · Chester County · 1.3 mi
- Hall's Bridgecovered bridge · Chester County · 3.7 mi
- Larkin Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Chester County · 10 mi
- Milford Millsghost town · Chester County · 10.6 mi
- Bartram's Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Chester County · 12 mi
- Gibson's Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Chester County · 13.2 mi
- Coopertownghost town · Delaware County · 15.6 mi
- Lincolntownghost town · Berks County · 15.7 mi
- Corezeghost town · Delaware County · 15.8 mi
- Texasghost town · Berks County · 15.9 mi
- South Birdsboroghost town · Berks County · 15.9 mi
- Mexicoghost town · Berks County · 15.9 mi
Questions
Where is Rapps Bridge?
Rapps Bridge is in Chester County, Pennsylvania, at 40.1383, -75.5529.
How many covered bridges are in Chester County?
Chester County, Pennsylvania has 13 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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