Brandywine Picnic Park Stone Arch Bridge - West Chester, PA
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ODragon
N 39° 54.895 W 075° 37.803
18S E 446152 N 4418503
A stone arch bridge over the Brandywine River.
Waymark Code: WM4TPX
Location: Pennsylvania, United States
Date Posted: 09/28/2008
Views: 11
Overview
Stone arch bridge over the Brandywine Creek floodplain on Lenape Road
Location
Chester County, Pennsylvania
Status
Open to traffic
History
Built 1912; rehabilitated 1980
Design
Stone arch
Dimensions
Length of largest span: 44.0 ft.
Total length: 308.1 ft.
Deck width: 21.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on June 22, 1988
Approximate latitude, longitude
+39.91667, -75.63000 (decimal degrees)
39°55'00" N, 75°37'48" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
18/446157/4418698 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map
Unionville
Inventory numbers
PA 15 0052 0140 0741 (Pennsylvania bridge number)
NRHP 88000781 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 30670 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Length of bridge: 308 Ft
What type of traffic does this bridge support?: Motor Vehicles
What kind of gap does this bridge cross?:
Brandywine River
Date constructed: Built 1912; rehabilitated 1980
Is the bridge still in service for its original purpose?: Yes
Name of road or trail the bridge services: Lenape Rd.
Location:
West Chester, PA
Height of bridge: Not listed
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