Glen Hope Bridge

Glen Hope Bridge illustrates the best and worst of human attitudes toward our historic heritage. In the late 1980's, it was burnt by vandals. At the time, (when we first saw it) only the timbers of its unusual Burr-like arch truss were left showing -- a melancholy lesson in covered bridge construction. By October, 1994, however, it had been rebuild and was again a fine example of Chester County bridges. This bridge is incorrectly placed on Chrome Road on a widely available road map of Chester county. In fact, it is on a continuation of Hickory Hill road south. In a very remote and little-traveled section of Chester County, Glen Hope Bridge is hard to find, but we feel its poignant history gives it a special significance.

Interior View of Glen Hope Bridge

Glen Hope in January, 1999

• Length: 65 ft.
• Width: 16 ft.
• Built 1889
• Builder: Menander Wood and George E. Jones
• Truss: Burr
• Stream: Little Elk Creek
• Traffic: yes
• WGCB Number: 38-15-02
• Parking: There is a fairly secure one-car pull-off on the right just through the bridge going south.

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