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Speakman No. 1

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Coordinates: 39°55′46″N 75°49′23″W / 39.92944°N 75.82306°W / 39.92944; -75.82306
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Speakman No. 1
Speakman No. 1, February 2011
Speakman No. 1 is located in Pennsylvania
Speakman No. 1
Speakman No. 1 is located in the United States
Speakman No. 1
LocationSouth of Coatesville on Legislative Route 15068, near Modena, East Fallowfield Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°55′46″N 75°49′23″W / 39.92944°N 75.82306°W / 39.92944; -75.82306
Arealess than one acre
Built1881
Built byMeanander & Ferdinand Wood
Architectural styleBurr truss
MPSCovered Bridges of Chester County TR
NRHP reference No.80003464[1]
Added to NRHPDecember 10, 1980

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

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

  • interior of the bridge
    interior of the bridge

References

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ Susan M. Zacher (July 1980). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS Speakman No. 1. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 15, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)


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