WayfarrowSpeakman No. 1
Covered bridge · Chester County, Pennsylvania
Speakman No. 1 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 1881, in the late 19th century, making it the 78th oldest of the 134 in Pennsylvania with a recorded construction date.
Status check, 2026-11: Burr truss bridge over Buck Run built by Ferdinand and Menander Wood, still open to traffic. Length is left null because sources disagree: most say 75 ft, while the covered-bridge inventory gives 93 ft floor and 98 ft overall. Speakman No. 1 is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.9294° N, 75.8231° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1881 |
|---|---|
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 39.92940, -75.82310 |
Nearby places
- Speakman No. 2, Mary Ann Pyle Bridgecovered bridge · Chester County · 1.3 mi
- Gibson's Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Chester County · 8.1 mi
- Mercer's Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Chester County · 8.4 mi
- Milford Millsghost town · Chester County · 10.6 mi
- Larkin Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Chester County · 11.2 mi
- Bellbank Bridgecovered bridge · Chester County · 11.9 mi
- Ashland Covered Bridgecovered bridge · New Castle County · 12.6 mi
- Linton Stephens Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Chester County · 12.9 mi
- Rudolph and Arthur Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Chester County · 13.1 mi
- Queonemysingghost town · Delaware County · 13.6 mi
- Jackson's Sawmill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Lancaster County · 13.8 mi
- Smith's Bridgecovered bridge · New Castle County · 14.4 mi
Questions
Where is Speakman No. 1?
Speakman No. 1 is in Chester County, Pennsylvania, at 39.9294, -75.8231.
How many covered bridges are in Chester County?
Chester County, Pennsylvania has 13 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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