Cope's Bridge
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Cope's Bridge is a stone arch bridge
which carries Strasburg Road
(Pennsylvania Route 162
) across the East Branch Brandywine Creek
in West Bradford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
and is located at 39°57′31.9"N 75°39′19.3"W.
Before the construction of a bridge here, the site was known as Taylor's Ford. The original bridge at the site was probably timber, built about 1770, and funded by subscription. This was replaced by another wooden bridge in 1789. A petition to the Court of Chester County in 1804 complained of the decay of the bridge, and asked the county to erect a stone bridge instead. The bridge was built in 1807 and cost $26,000. It continues to carry traffic today.
Arch bridge
An arch bridge is a bridge with abutments at each end shaped as a curved arch. Arch bridges work by transferring the weight of the bridge and its loads partially into a horizontal thrust restrained by the abutments at either side...
which carries Strasburg Road
Strasburg Road
Strasburg Road was an early road in Pennsylvania connecting Philadelphia to Strasburg in Lancaster County. The route was surveyed by John Sellers and others in 1772-3 under the colonial administration of Governor Richard Penn and completed under the new administration of the independent state of...
(Pennsylvania Route 162
Pennsylvania Route 162
Pennsylvania Route 162 is a long state highway in southeast Pennsylvania. The western terminus of the route is at the Pennsylvania Route 82 / Pennsylvania Route 842 concurrency in Unionville, Chester County. The eastern terminus is at U.S...
) across the East Branch Brandywine Creek
East Branch Brandywine Creek
The East Branch Brandywine Creek is a tributary of Brandywine Creek in Chester County, Pennsylvania in the United States.-Course:The creek starts in Suplee near Honey Brook, and joins the West Branch Brandywine Creek in Lenape. From its source, the creek flows east, then southeast, passing through...
in West Bradford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. The bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places is the United States government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures, and objects deemed worthy of preservation...
and is located at 39°57′31.9"N 75°39′19.3"W.
Before the construction of a bridge here, the site was known as Taylor's Ford. The original bridge at the site was probably timber, built about 1770, and funded by subscription. This was replaced by another wooden bridge in 1789. A petition to the Court of Chester County in 1804 complained of the decay of the bridge, and asked the county to erect a stone bridge instead. The bridge was built in 1807 and cost $26,000. It continues to carry traffic today.