Rapps Covered Bridge (1866)
Phoenixville, Chester County [38-15-14]
Quick History
- National Register of Historic Places
- Built by Benjamin F. Hastman in 1866
- Named for George Rapp, who ran the Snyder’s Mill in East Pikeland
- Reconstructed in 1978 and 2011
Here again was an instance, where I had been over this bridge, many a times, while visiting a friend in that area and near gave it much thought.
I parked in the little lot to the right of the bridge, as you’re heading away from Phoenixville, and noticed a family of four, playing along the creek, enjoying the wonderful summer day.
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 traditional long side shoot of the bridge.
Moving a little closer to capture some more detail of the construction.
The flow of the river has cut out the roots of a tree on the other side of the bridge, which can just be seen in this picture.
Then I walked under the bridge, and was captured by this view…
This was my first shoot taken under a covered bridge, and I have been doing them ever since!
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Tech Talk
Updates
July 27th 2012 – Got a chance to revisit Rapps Damn Covered Bridge after the 2011 Reconstruction.
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