==History and architectural features==
==History and architectural features==
A {{convert|78|ft|m|adj=mid|-long}} [[Burr truss]] bridge, which was erected in 1872, this historic structure features stepped portals and horizontal clapboard siding, and crosses the [[East Branch Brandywine Creek]].<ref name=“arch”>{{cite web| url = http://www.arch.state.pa.us/| title = National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania| publisher = ARCH: Pennsylvania‘s Historic Architecture & Archaeology| format = Searchable database| accessdate = 2012-11-02| archive-date = 2012-10-28| archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121028073929/http://www.arch.state.pa.us/| url-status = dead}} ”Note:” This includes {{cite web| url = {{NRHP-PA|H050743_01H.pdf}}| title = Pennsylvania Historic Resource Survey Form: Gibson’s Covered Bridge| accessdate = 2012-12-22| author = Susan M. Zacher| format = PDF| date = July 1980}}</ref>
A {{convert|78|ft|m|adj=mid|-long}} [[Burr truss]] bridge, which was erected in 1872, this historic structure features stepped portals and horizontal clapboard siding, and crosses the [[East Branch Brandywine Creek]].<ref name=>{{cite |url=://../|title=National Register of Historic Places : Pennsylvania Gibson’s Covered Bridge| |author= Susan M. Zacher| = | date= }}</ref>
It was listed on the [[National Register of Historic Places]] in 1980.<ref name=”nris”/>
The bridge was damaged and closed by flooding caused by [[Hurricane Ida]] on September 1, 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rettew |first=Bill |title=Eight Chester County bridges out of service |newspaper=Daily Local News |date=September 15, 2021 |url=https://www.dailylocal.com/2021/09/15/eight-chester-county-bridges-out-of-service/}}</ref>
The bridge was damaged and closed by flooding caused by [[Hurricane Ida]] on September 1, 2021.<ref>{{cite news |last=Rettew |first=Bill |title=Eight Chester County bridges out of service |newspaper=Daily Local News |date=September 15, 2021 |url=https://www.dailylocal.com/2021/09/15/eight-chester-county-bridges-out-of-service/}}</ref>
United States historic place
Gibson’s Covered Bridge, also known as Harmony Hill Bridge, is an historic, wooden, covered bridge which is located in East Bradford Township and West Bradford Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
History and architectural features
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A 78-foot-long (24 m) Burr truss bridge, which was erected in 1872, this historic structure features stepped portals and horizontal clapboard siding, and crosses the East Branch Brandywine Creek.[2]
The bridge was damaged and closed by flooding caused by Hurricane Ida on September 1, 2021.[3]
