Speakman No. 2, Mary Ann Pyle Bridge

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]

Speakman No. 2, Mary Ann Pyle Bridge
Speakman No 2 Mary Ann Pyle Bridge, February 2012
LocationSouth of Coatesville on Township 371, near Modena, East Fallowfield Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°55′19″N 75°48′1″W
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

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

References

  1. "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.


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