Bellbank Bridge

Arson in PennsylvaniaBridges completed in 1850Covered bridges in Chester County, PennsylvaniaCovered bridges in Lancaster County, PennsylvaniaCovered bridges in the United States destroyed by arson ... and 4 more

Former road bridges in the United StatesPratt truss bridges in the United StatesRoad bridges in PennsylvaniaWooden bridges in Pennsylvania

The Bellbank Covered Bridge was a covered bridge that spanned the Octoraro Creek on the border between Colerain Township, Lancaster County and Upper Oxford Township, Chester County in Pennsylvania. The 112 ft (34 m) bridge was located on Street Road near Pennsylvania Route 472. It was burnt and destroyed by an arsonist on March 19, 1979. The covered bridge was also referred to as Bridge #11 by Chester County before it was replaced with the current steel beam bridge.

Excerpt from the Wikipedia article Bellbank Bridge (License: CC BY-SA 3.0, Authors).

Bellbank Bridge
Street Road, Upper Oxford Township

Geographical coordinates (GPS) Address Nearby Places
placeShow on map

Continue reading on Wikipedia

Geographical coordinates (GPS)

Latitude	Longitude
N 39.8466 °	E -76.0204 °

placeShow on map

Address

Street Road

Street Road
19363 Upper Oxford Township
Pennsylvania, United States
mapOpen on Google Maps

Nearby Places

John Douglass House

The John Douglass House is an historic American home that is located in Colerain Township in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania. The birthplace of Pennsylvania Governor William Cameron Sproul (1870–1928), it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990.

Andrews Bridge Historic District

Andrews Bridge Historic District is a national historic district located at Colerain Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The district includes nine contributing buildings in the rural crossroads village of Andrews Bridge. The buildings were built between 1800 and 1850 and are the old Roop's Hotel, a former mill also known as Dobbin's Store (c. 1800), four dwellings, and three barns.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.

Homeville, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Homeville is a populated place situated in Upper Oxford Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has an estimated elevation of 469 feet (143 m) above sea level.

Sadsbury Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Sadsbury Township is a township in east central Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 3,547 at the 2020 census.

Bridge in West Fallowfield Township

Bridge in West Fallowfield Township is a historic steel Pratt pony truss bridge located in West Fallowfield Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It spans Octoraro Creek. It has a single span, 85-foot-long (26 m). The bridge was constructed in 1885, by the Phoenix Bridge Company, Phoenixville, Pennsylvania.It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.

Pine Grove Covered Bridge

The Pine Grove Covered Bridge is a covered bridge that spans the East Branch of Octoraro Creek on the border between Lancaster County and Chester County in Pennsylvania, United States. It is the longest covered bridge in Lancaster County. The bridge was built in 1884 by Elias McMellen.

Hayesville, Pennsylvania

Hayesville is a populated place located within Lower Oxford Township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. It has an estimated elevation of 581 feet (177 m) above sea level.

Lower Hopewell, Pennsylvania

Lower Hopewell is an unincorporated community in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. It lies at an elevation of 322 feet (98 m). The community was part of the now-dissolved Borough of Hopewell.

Lower Oxford Township, Pennsylvania

Lower Oxford Township is a township in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 5,420 at the 2020 census. Lincoln University, a historically black university, is located in the township.

Upper Oxford Township, Pennsylvania

Upper Oxford Township is a township that is located in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States. As of the 2010 census, the township had a population of 2,484.

Hopewell Historic District

The Hopewell Historic District is a national historic district which is located in East Nottingham Township and Lower Oxford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania. It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1991.

Hopewell, Chester County, Pennsylvania

Hopewell is an unincorporated community and former American borough which is located in Chester County, Pennsylvania, United States.This Pennsylvania village was incorporated as a borough in May 1853. After declining in the late 1800s, it was reabsorbed into East Nottingham and Lower Oxford townships in 1914.It lies at an elevation of 344 feet (105 m) and is also the location of the Hopewell Historic District.