Kutz's Mill Bridge

Kutz's Mill Bridge
Kutz's Mill Covered Bridge, September 2010
Kutz's Mill Bridge is located in Pennsylvania
Kutz's Mill Bridge
Kutz's Mill Bridge is located in the United States
Kutz's Mill Bridge
LocationNorthwest of Kutztown on Township 798, Greenwich Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°32′01″N 75°48′20″W / 40.53374°N 75.80542°W / 40.53374; -75.80542
Arealess than one acre
Built1854
Built byBitner & Ahrens
MPSBerks County Covered Bridges TR
NRHP reference No.81000531[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 23, 1981

Kutz's Mill Bridge is an historic, American, wooden covered bridge that is located in Greenwich Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]

History and architectural features

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Built in 1854, this historic structure is a 93-foot-long (28 m), Burr Truss bridge that crosses the Sacony Creek. It is one of five covered bridges remaining in Berks County.[2] As the name implies, it leads to the Kutz Mill.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1981.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-09-15. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Kutz's Mill Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-15.
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The bridge's namesake across Sacony Creek.