Rapps Bridge

The wooden Rapps Bridge extends 105 feet across French Creek, featuring fieldstone abutments and horizontal siding with boxed cornices at its portals.

Benjamin F. Hartman constructed this Burr truss bridge in 1866, and the structure received recognition on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.

The bridge represents nineteenth-century American engineering methods, showcasing the traditional building techniques used throughout Pennsylvania's rural communities.

Following extensive reconstruction work after damage from a tractor trailer incident in 2014, the bridge reopened to vehicular traffic in October 2015.

Rapps Bridge stands as one of only fifteen remaining historic wooden covered bridges within Chester County's boundaries, spanning two acres of land.

Location: Pennsylvania

GPS coordinates: 40.13826,-75.55286

Latest update: November 28, 2025 14:29