Gibson's Covered Bridge

Gibson's Covered Bridge, also known as Harmony Hill Bridge, is a historic wooden covered bridge located in East Bradford Township and West Bradford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It is a 78-foot-long (24 m) Burr truss bridge, constructed in 1872. It has stepped portals and horizontal clapboard siding. It crosses the East Branch Brandywine Creek.[2]

Gibson's Covered Bridge
Gibson's Covered Bridge, August 2008
LocationSoutheast of Downingtown on Township 391, East Bradford Township and West Bradford Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°58′34″N 75°41′0″W
Arealess than one acre
Built1872
Built byEdward H. Hall, Thomas E. Schull
Architectural styleBurr truss
MPSCovered Bridges of Chester County TR
NRHP reference No.80003456[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 10, 1980

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). ARCH: Pennsylvania's Historic Architecture & Archaeology. Retrieved 2012-11-02. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher (July 1980). "Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Gibson's Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-22.


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