Thursday, October 9, 2025

1850,1996 Sheeder-Hall and 1856,1988 Kennedy Covered Bridges over French Creek near Phoenixville, PA

1850 Sheeder-Hall: (Archived Bridge Hunter; Bridge Hunter; Satellite)

The same day I came across these 1850s bridges, I came across a 1925 bridge, which is the oldest extant bridge in the USA.
And the next day I came across the Sheeder Mill Road Bridge, an historic truss bridge.

1850 Sheeder-Hall Covered Bridge


Metrotrails posted
Historic Sheeder-Hall Covered Bridge over the French Creek in East Vincent Twp Pennsylvania. 
The 100 ft Burr Arch Truss style bridge was built in 1850 and is the oldest covered bridge in Chester County.

Street View, Oct 2021

2006 photo by Jack Schmidt via BridgeHunter_1850

There were some comments in ArchivedBridgeHunter_1850 about a SUV wedged sideways in the bridge. So, is this a photo of the repair activity?
2017 photo by Paula Evelhoch via BridgeHunter_1850


1856 Kennedy Covered Bridge


I saw this bridge on Google Maps when I was looking for the Seeder-Hall bridge. It is almost as old, just six years younger.

2006 photo by Jack Schmidt via BridgeHunter_1856

2006 photo by Jack Schmidt via BridgeHunter_1856

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