Glen Hope Covered Bridge
Glen Hope Covered Bridge | |
![]() Glen Hope Covered Bridge, December 2009 | |
![]() Location within Pennsylvania ![]() Location within the United States | |
| Location | West of Lewisville on Township 344, near West Grove, Elk Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 39°43′37″N 75°54′28″W / 39.72694°N 75.90778°W |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1889 |
| Built by | Menander Wood, George E. Jones |
| Architectural style | Burr truss |
| MPS | Covered Bridges of Chester County TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 80003472[1] |
| Added to NRHP | December 10, 1980 |
Glen Hope Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located in Elk Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It is a 65-foot-long (20 m) Burr truss bridge, constructed in 1889. It has vertical planking and eave-level window openings. It crosses Little Elk Creek.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
References
- 1 2 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ↑ Susan M. Zacher (July 1980). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS Glen Hope Covered Bridge. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 15, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
Categories:
- Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Covered bridges in Chester County, Pennsylvania
- Bridges completed in 1889
- Wooden bridges in Pennsylvania
- Bridges in Chester County, Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Chester County, Pennsylvania
- Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Burr Truss bridges in the United States
- 1889 establishments in Pennsylvania
- Chester County, Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs
- Pennsylvania bridge (structure) stubs




