Bartram Bridge Joint Preservation Commission

Meetings

• The last Tuesday in January, April, July and October
• Alternating locations between:
  • Newtown Township Municipal Building
    209 Bishop Hollow Road
    Newtown Square, PA 19073
  • Willistown Township Municipal Building
    688 Sugartown Road
    Malvern, PA 19355

Agendas & Minutes

Agendas are available prior to the meetings. Minutes are available following approval.

Members

2021 Meeting Schedule at 7:30pm:

• 1/26/2021  Willistown Township Community Room  Re-Org
• 4/27/2021   Newtown Township Meeting Room 
• 7/27/2021  At the Bartram Bridge, Boot and Goshen Roads, Newtown Square, PA
• 10/26/2021  Willistown Township Community Room 
• 1/24/2022  Newtown Township Meeting Room  Re-Org

Contact the Commission

Email the Bartram Bridge Joint Preservation Board

Responsibilities

The Bartram Bridge Joint Commission is governed by a six-member board, appointed for two-year terms. There are three members from Newtown Township and three members from Willistown Township. The Board sees to the preservation of the Bartram Bridge, the last remaining covered bridge in Delaware County.

For more information on the Bartram Bridge Joint Commission, consult the Newtown Township General Code.

Bartram Bridge History

Built in 1860, the Bartram Covered Bridge spans the county line between Delaware and Chester Counties over Crum Creek near the intersection of Goshen and Boot Roads in Newtown Square. It is the last covered bridge remaining in Delaware County, a county which once had over 30 covered bridges. The bridge has unique slanted plank portals, the only bridge in Pennsylvania with this unusual design. After years of neglect, the bridge was restored in 1995, funded by a combination of donations, grants and fundraising. The bridge is now maintained by a commission of volunteers representing both Newtown and Willistown Townships.

Learn more about Bartram Bridge History.