Greisemer's Mill Bridge

Griesemer's Mill Bridge

Griesemer Mill Covered Bridge, August 1958 (HAER Photo)
Location Northwest of Boyerstown on Township 579, Oley Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°21′46″N 75°44′18″W / 40.36278°N 75.73833°W / 40.36278; -75.73833Coordinates: 40°21′46″N 75°44′18″W / 40.36278°N 75.73833°W / 40.36278; -75.73833
Area less than one acre
MPS Berks County Covered Bridges TR
NRHP Reference # 81000532[1]
Added to NRHP February 23, 1981

Greisemer's Mill Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Oley Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It is a 124-foot-long (38 m), Burr Truss bridge, constructed in 1868. It has a gable roof and stone abutments. It crosses the Manatawny Creek. It is one of five covered bridges remaining in Berks County.[2]

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

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Greisemer's Mill Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-15.

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