Collapse of covered bridge carrying Baltimore Pike over Crum Creek at Victoria Plush Mills

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Title:
Collapse of covered bridge carrying Baltimore Pike over Crum Creek at Victoria Plush Mills
Location:
Date:
1913-04
Description:
The Plush Mill Bridge collapsed April 20, 1913, when an 18-ton steamroller was crossing and crashed through the floor. See Chester Times, April 21, 1913 and a March 13, 1914 article about the lawsuit that ensued. Frank Lees caption: "Trolley trestle stands alongside of where bridge once stood."
Identifier:
P-10001
Subject:
Format:
Print, Photographic
Is Part Of:
I. Frank Lees Collection
Latitude/Longitude:
Storage Location:
10001

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“Collapse of covered bridge carrying Baltimore Pike over Crum Creek at Victoria Plush Mills,” Media Historic Archives, accessed October 4, 2024, https://www.mediahistoricarchives.org/items/show/6453.