Historic Bridges
of the United States
Wertz Covered Bridge
Berks County
,
Pennsylvania
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Photos taken June 2006 by Jack Schmidt
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Overview
Covered bridge over Tulpehocken Creek on Red Bridge Road
Location
Berks County
,
Pennsylvania
Status
Open to pedestrians only
History
Built 1867 or 1869
Design
Covered Burr arch-truss
Dimensions
Total length: 218.0 ft.
Recognition
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on November 17, 1978
Also called
Red Covered Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.36861, -75.97842
(decimal degrees)
40°22'07" N, 75°58'42" W
(degrees°minutes'seconds")
Inventory numbers
WGCB 38-06-06
(World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 78002347
(National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 30429
(Bridgehunter.com ID)
Categories
19th Century
(1,762)
Berks County, Pennsylvania
(50)
Built 1867
(13)
Built during 1860s
(105)
Burr arch-truss
(124)
Covered
(528)
NR-listed
(1,486)
Open to pedestrians
(421)
Pennsylvania
(1,696)
Through truss
(5,279)
Total length 175-250 feet
(1,788)
Truss
(15,835)
Update Log
January 11, 2007: Posted photos from Jack Schmidt
Sources
Jack Schmidt -
jjturtle [at] earthlink [dot] net
Dale Travis Covered Bridge List
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