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Speakman No. 2, Mary Ann Pyle Bridge

Coordinates: 39°55′19″N 75°48′1″W / 39.92194°N 75.80028°W / 39.92194; -75.80028
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Speakman No. 2, Mary Ann Pyle Bridge
Speakman No 2 Mary Ann Pyle Bridge, February 2012
Speakman No. 2, Mary Ann Pyle Bridge is located in Pennsylvania
Speakman No. 2, Mary Ann Pyle Bridge
Speakman No. 2, Mary Ann Pyle Bridge is located in the United States
Speakman No. 2, Mary Ann Pyle Bridge
LocationSouth of Coatesville on Township 371, near Modena, East Fallowfield Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°55′19″N 75°48′1″W / 39.92194°N 75.80028°W / 39.92194; -75.80028
Arealess than one acre
Built1881
Built byMeanander & Ferdinand Wood
Architectural styleBurr truss
MPSCovered Bridges of Chester County TR
NRHP reference No.80003465[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 10, 1980

Speakman No. 2, Mary Ann Pyle Bridge 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. 1, located a 1/4 mile away. It crosses Buck Run.[2]

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

References

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  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.