county/comté/grafschaft
一廊桥

5 covered bridges/ponts couverts/bedeckte holzbrücken

38-06 BERKS

Oley

The Pleasantville Bridge

38-06-01

East-south-east of Oley, Oley Township..

Over the Little Manatawny Creek.

The Pleasantville Bridge

ESE of Oley, Oley Township. PA73 E. 3.4 miles from jct with Friedensburg Rd. in Oley, S. on Covered Bridge Rd. 0.5 miles to the bridge.

1 span 133' or 40.5m

Built in 1856 by Jonathan Bitner.

Burr Arch truss, photos by Galen Frysinger.

Yellow-House

The Greisemer Mill Bridge

38-06-03

North-east of Yellow House on Oley Road TR579

Over Manatawny Creek.

The Greisemer Mill Bridge.

0.2 mile north of PA562 on PA662, then right 2.6 miles on Covered Bridge Road SR1030, then 0.3 mile to the right and left on TR579 to the bridge.

1 span 130' or 39.6m

Built in 1832.

Burr Double-Arch truss, photo Galen Frysinger.

Kutztown

The Kutz Mill or Sacony Bridge

38-06-05

North west of Kutztown on Greenwich Road TR 798

Over Sacony Creek.

The Kutz Mill or Sacony Bridge.

About 2 miles north west of US222 on PA737, then 0.8 mile left on TR798 to the bridge.

1 span 112' or 34.1m

Built in 1854 by Bitner and Ahrens, rehabilitated in 1960.

Burr Arch, non functional with cement floor added,
photo by Galen Frysinger

Leinbachs

The Wertz or Red Bridge

38-06-06

North-west of Reading, Bern/Spring Townships..

Over Tulpehocken Creek.

The Wertz or Red Bridge, closed to motor traffic.

1.1 miles south-west of PA183 on Van Reed Road, then left for 0.8 mile on Tulpehocken Creek Road and just right to the bridge.

1 span 222' or 67.6m

Built in 1867 by Amandas Knerr.

Burr Double-Arch truss, photos Galen Frysinger.

Lenhartsville

The Dreibelbis Station Bridge

38-06-07

South of Lenhartsville on Balthaser Road TR 745

Over the Maiden Creek.

The Dreibelbis Station Bridge.

2.4 miles south of I-78/US 22 at exit 11 on PA143, then just left

1 span 172' or 52.4m

Built in 1869.

Burr Double-Arch truss, photos Galen Frysinger.