Linton Stephens Covered Bridge | |
![]() Linton Stephens Covered Bridge, December 2009 | |
Location | Southwest of New London on Township 344 (Kings Row Road), Elk Township and New London Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°45′23″N75°54′46″W / 39.75639°N 75.91278°W Coordinates: 39°45′23″N75°54′46″W / 39.75639°N 75.91278°W |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1886 |
Architectural style | Burr truss |
MPS | Covered Bridges of Chester County TR |
NRHP reference No. | 80003466 [1] |
Added to NRHP | December 10, 1980 |
The Linton Stephens Covered Bridge, also known as the Linton Stevens Covered Bridge, is an historic, American, wooden covered bridge that is located in Elk Township and New London Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1]
A 102-foot-long (31 m), Burr truss bridge that was built in 1886,is historic structure crosses Big Elk Creek. [2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980. [1] The bridge was damaged and closed by flooding caused by Hurricane Ida on September 1, 2021. [3]
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