Rapps Bridge, also known as Rapps Dam Bridge, is one of fifteen surviving historic wooden covered bridges in Chester County, Pennsylvania. Rapps Bridge is located on Rapps Dam Road in East Pikeland Township.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
History and notable features This bridge is a , Burr truss bridge that was constructed in 1866 by Benjamin F. Hartman. It has fieldstone abutments, horizontal siding and boxed cornices with returns at its portals.
It is one of three covered bridges that cross French Creek, the others being Hall's Bridge and Kennedy Bridge. ()
The Rapps Bridge was renovated in 1978 and again in 2011 for approximately 1.5 million dollars.Lynn Jusinski. "Rapps Dam Covered Bridge to Open Monday". PhoenixvillePatch November 18, 2011.
On April 29, 2014, the bridge was heavily damaged when a tractor trailer crossed it. It re-opened in October 2015.Newspaper story about the accident
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