Rapps Dam or just Bridge Rapps Bridge, crosses the French Creek on Rapps Dam Road in East Pikeland Township, Pennsylvania. The bridge is named for George Rapp, who operated the nearby mill, known as Snyder's Mill.
This bridge is a 105-foot-long (32 m), Burr truss design bridge that was constructed in 1866 by Benjamin F. Hartman. It has fieldstone abutments, horizontal siding and boxed cornices with returns at its portals. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1973.
The Rapps Bridge was renovated in 1978 and again in 2011 for approximately 1.5 million dollars. On April 29, 2014, the bridge was heavily damaged when a tractor trailer crossed it. It re-opened in October 2015.
The French Creek Trail can be entered here and you can view the site of the Continental Powder Works as well as the Snyder Mill.
