Rudolph and Arthur Bridge
The Rudolph and Arthur bridge is a typical Chester County bridge situated in a particularly pleasant, remote wooded area of southern Chester County. Damaged and restored in the last few years, R&A was in good repair early in 1999. "Between 1850 and 1909 a large dam above the bridge site supplied power for a paper mill .... Three generations of the Rudolph family were active in the paper mill operations. When the bridge was built in 1880 Charles Arthur was a member of the paper firm which operated under the name of Rudolph and Arthur." From Covered Bridges of Chester County, by Arthur E. James, Chester County Historical Society, 1976.
Rudolph and Arthur Bridge Under Repair
The Portal View
- Length: 80 ft.
- Width: 15 ft.
- Built 1880
- Builder: Menander Wood and Richard Meredith
- Truss: Burr
- Stream: Big Elk Creek
- Traffic: yes
- WGCB Number: 38-15-01
- Parking: There is little opportunity for parking except in driveways. On the west side of the bridge a rather loud dog was on guard in October 1994.
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