Pleasantville Covered Bridge, Spanning Little Manatawny Creek at Covered Bridge Road (State Route 1030), Manatawny, Berks County, PA
Summary
Significance: One of five remaining covered wooden bridges in Berks County, the bridge is a contributing resource in the Oley Township Historic District. It is distinctive for its two-phase construction: an arch-stiffened pony truss completed in 1852 and covered by a different builder in 1856. With its three sets of stiffening arches, the bridge is a unique adaptation of Theodore's Burr's patented truss form.
Unprocessed Field note material exists for this structure: N584
Survey number: HAER PA-491
Building/structure dates: 1852 Initial Construction
Building/structure dates: 1856 Subsequent Work
National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 81000533
Tags
Date
1969 - 1980
Contributors
Historic American Engineering Record, creator
Renno, David
Marks, Levi
Bitner, Jonathan
Hanley, James P, field team
DeLony, Eric N, project manager
Pennsylvania Department of Transportation, sponsor
Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission, sponsor
Location
Manatawny, 40.38371, -75.73269
Source
Library of Congress
Copyright info
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