Kennett Township near Avondale in Chester County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

Chandler Mill Bridge

Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., May 14, 2023

1. Chandler Mill Bridge Marker

Inscription. Listed on the
National Register of Historic Places, January 11, 2010

In 1910, this built-up steel plate through girder bridge was built for Chester County on a farm-to-market road connecting area farms and mills to market centers such as Kennett Square. Because the Chandler Mill Bridge replaced an earlier township bridge, it represents the increasing role of counties in bridge building as transportation demands grew. Designed by County Engineer Nathan R. Rambo and constructed by George Dole, the bridge exemplifies Rambo's frequent use of hand-laid stone wingwalls with through girder bridges. This bridge type was widely used on roads throughout Chester County from c.1890 through the 1930s. As a cost-effective way to provide safe, strong bridges. Chandler's Mill was located near the northeast corner of the bridge. Remnants of its millrace remain visible on the north side of the bridge parallel to Chandler Mill Road.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. In addition, it is included in the National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1910.

Location. 39° 48.675′ N, 75° 42.819′ W. Marker is near Avondale, Pennsylvania, in Chester County. It is in

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Kennett Township. It is at the intersection of Chandler Mill Road and Buck Toe Road, on the left when traveling north on Chandler Mill Road. From the listed address, it is necessary to walk across the bridge which carries Chandler Mill Road (no vehicular traffic on that bridge). Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 541 Chandler Mill Road, Kennett Square PA 19348, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Southeast Pennsylvania and in Greater Philadelphia.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in the Mid-Atlantic.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy,

New Netherland,

and one of the original Thirteen Colonies.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Traversing the Red Clay Valley (within shouting distance of this marker); Pennsylvania (approx. 1.1 miles away); Veterans Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away in Delaware); Chair of Honor (approx. 1.4 miles away in Delaware); Cox-Phillips-Mitchell Agricultural Complex (approx. 1½ miles away in Delaware); St. John The Evangelist Church (approx. 1.6 miles away in Delaware); Historic Homestead (approx. 1.6 miles away); Sentinel Tree Planting (approx. 1.8 miles away in Delaware).

Also see . . . Chandler Mill Bridge - National Register of Historic Places Nomination Form.

Chandler Mill Bridge in Kennett Township, Chester County, Pennsylvania meets National Register eligibility Criteria A and C for its local significance as evaluated within the historic context of transportation in Kennett Township and bridge engineering in Chester County. The bridge's Period
Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., May 14, 2023

2. Chandler Mill Bridge Marker
Marker is at far left, near pedestrian entrance to Buck Toe Cemetery Trail.
of Significance, 1910, was chosen because that is the year in which the bridge was constructed and no major changes have been made to the bridge since that time. The Chandler Mill Bridge was built by the County of Chester to replace an earlier township-owned and constructed bridge that had proven to be inadequate for the amount and type of traffic that used it.

(Submitted on December 4, 2024, by Pete Skillman of Townsend, Delaware.)

Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., May 14, 2023

3. Chandler Mill Bridge Marker

Marker is off camera to left. 541 Chandler Mill Road, the listed nearby address, is in left background.

Photographed by Carl Gordon Moore Jr., May 14, 2023

4. Chandler Mill Bridge Marker

This is on west wall at north end of bridge.

Credits. This page was last revised on December 4, 2024. It was originally submitted on May 22, 2023, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. This page has been viewed 826 times since then and 44 times this year. Last updated on October 26, 2024, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. Photos: 1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on May 22, 2023, by Carl Gordon Moore Jr. of North East, Maryland. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.