Inventory Number: | PA/38-15-05 | County: | Chester County | Township: | East Fallowfield - West Marlborough | Town/Village: | North of Doe Run | Bridge Name: | Speakman #1 | Crosses: | Buck Run | Truss type: | Burr | Spans: | 1 | Length: | 93' floor, 98' overall, 76'-9" span | Roadway Width: | 14'-6" | Built: | 1881 | Builder: | Ferdinand and Menander Wood | When Lost: | standing | Cause: | | Latitude: | N39 55.761 | Longitude: | W075 49.355 | | See a map of the area Topographic map of the area | Directions: | 1.1 miles north of jct PA841 on PA82, then 0.3 miles right on Covered Bridge Rd. and just left on Frog Hollow Rd. |
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Speakman #1 Bridge, East Fallowfield-West Marlborough, PA Built 1881 © Lisa Plamondon Speakman #1 Bridge, East Fallowfield-West Marlborough, PA Built 1881 Jackson Betz Photo, July 2014
Speakman #1 Bridge, East Fallowfield-West Marlborough, PA Built 1881 Jackson Betz Photo, July 2014
Speakman #1 Bridge, East Fallowfield-West Marlborough, PA Built 1881 Jackson Betz Photo, March 2004
Speakman #1 Bridge, East Fallowfield-West Marlborough, PA Built 1881 Jenn Caswell Photo, May 2, 2015
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Sources: Evans, Benjamin D. & June R.. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges, 2001, page 86 James, Arthur E.. Covered Bridges of Chester County, PA, 1976, pages 72-73 Moll, Fred J.. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges - Our Heritage, 2004, pages 84-85 Kipphorn, Thomas. Information received by email, May 2007 National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 104 |