Bartram's Covered Bridge

Bartram's Covered Bridge is a historic Pennsylvania bridge that formerly carried Goshen Road over Crum Creek between Delaware and Chester counties, with one end in Newtown Township and the other in Willistown Township. Built in 1860 by Ferdinand Wood and named for Mordecai Bartram, it is a small Burr Truss bridge measuring 30 feet long and 13 feet wide. Designed to handle agricultural traffic, it was built “hi and wide as a load of hay.” Its slanted entrance planks are unique among Pennsylvania covered bridges. As the last surviving one of Delaware County’s 30 covered bridges, it holds special regional importance.

Willistown, Pennsylvania · United States