Rapps Covered Bridge (1866)

Phoenixville, Chester County [38-15-14]

Here again was an instance, where I had been over this bridge, many a times, while visiting a friend in that area.

I parked in the little lot to the right of the bridge, as your heading away from Phoenixville, and noticed a family of four, playing along the creek, enjoying the wonderful summer day.

Rapps Bridge (Main Sign) 065

Note – I did use Photoshop to make this read a little bit better…

From the Parking lot, I crossed the street, and setup to for this shoot.

Rapps Covered Bridge (Exterior Long View) 016

I moved a little closer…

Rapps Covered Bridge (Side Detail) 028

Then I walked under the bridge, can was captured by this view…

Rapps Covered Bridge (Underneath) HDR 043

and I have been doing them ever since!

Images Featured In

Destination Travel Magazine (June 2011) – Covered Bridges of Lancaster County

• White Rock Forge
• Weaver Mill
• Pool Forge-Wimer

Destination Travel Magazine (May 2011) – Covered Bridges of Chester County

• Mercer
• Speakman #1
• Pine Grove
• Linton Stevens
• Jackson Sawmill
• Rudolph & Arthur
• Glen Hope

Destination Travel Magazine (April 2011) – Covered Bridges of Chester County

• Bartram
• Gibson
• Kennedy
• Knox-Valley Forge
• Larkin’s
• Rapps
• Sheeder-Hall

Reference Material

• Covered Bridge Table [Completed Project List]

  - This list includes GPS coordinates, historical information and dimensions.

• Google Map of Covered Bridges photographed by Andrew Seymour

Related posts:

1. Gibson’s Covered Bridge (1872) – Part 1
2. Sheeder-Hall Covered Bridge (1859)
3. Bartram Covered Bridge (1860) – My First Covered Bridge
4. Larkin’s Covered Bridge (1854)
5. Three (3) bridges in an Afternoon!