Pleasantville Covered Bridge 38-06-01

Photos 

Overview

Photo taken Feb. 2007 by James H. Fox

Map 

Facts 

Overview

Covered bridge over Little Manatawny Creek on PA 1030 (Covered Bridge Road)

Location

Berks County, Pennsylvania

Status

Open to traffic

History

Built 1852 as an uncovered bridge; covered in 1856

Builders

- David Renno (1852 superstructure)
- Jonathan Bitner (1856 modifications)
- Levi Marks (1852 substructure)

Design

Triple Burr arch truss

Dimensions

Length of largest span: 126.0 ft.
Total length: 142.0 ft.
Deck width: 16.5 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 11.9 ft.

Recognition

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on February 23, 1981

Approximate latitude, longitude

+40.37897, -75.73872   (decimal degrees)
40°22'44" N, 75°44'19" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")

Approximate UTM coordinates

18/437292/4470082 (zone/easting/northing)

USGS topographic map

Manatawny

Inventory numbers

NRHP 81000533 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
WGCB 38-06-01 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
PA 06 1030 0080 0000 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
BH 30411 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

Update Log 

• March 3, 2014: New photos from Jack Schmidt
• March 2, 2014: Photo imported by Dave King
• February 26, 2007: Posted photos from James H. Fox

Sources 

• James H. Fox
• HAER PA-491 - Pleasantville Covered Bridge, Spanning Little Manatawny Creek at Covered Bridge Road (State Route 1030), Manatawny vicinity, Berks County, PA
• Dale Travis Covered Bridge List
• Jack Schmidt - jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net

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