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Speakman_No._1 Latitude and Longitude:
39°55′46″N 75°49′23″W / 39.92944°N 75.82306°W / 39.92944; -75.82306
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Speakman No. 1
Speakman No. 1, February 2011
Speakman No. 1 is located in Pennsylvania
Speakman No. 1
Speakman No. 1 is located in the United States
Speakman No. 1
LocationSouth of Coatesville on Legislative Route 15068, near Modena, East Fallowfield Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 39°55′46″N 75°49′23″W / 39.92944°N 75.82306°W / 39.92944; -75.82306
Arealess than one acre
Built1881
Built byMeanander & Ferdinand Wood
Architectural styleBurr truss
MPS Covered Bridges of Chester County TR
NRHP reference  No. 80003464 [1]
Added to NRHPDecember 10, 1980

Speakman No. 1 is a historic wooden covered bridge located at East Fallowfield Township near Modena in Chester County, Pennsylvania. It is a 75-foot-long (23 m) Burr Truss bridge, constructed in 1881. It is a twin of Speakman No. 2, Mary Ann Pyle Bridge, located a 1/4 mile away. It crosses Buck Run. [2]

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

  • interior of the bridge
    interior of the bridge

References

  1. ^ a b "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). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher (July 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: Speakman No. 1" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-12-13.


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