Kutz's Mill Bridge is a historic wooden
covered bridge
A covered bridge is a timber-truss bridge with a roof, decking, and siding, which in most covered bridges create an almost complete enclosure. The purpose of the covering is to protect the wooden structural members from the weather. Uncovered woo ...
located at
Greenwich Township in
Berks County, Pennsylvania
Berks County ( Pennsylvania German: ''Barricks Kaundi'') is a county in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 census, the population was 428,849. The county seat is Reading.
The Schuylkill River, a tributary of the Delaware Ri ...
. It is a ,
Burr Truss
The Burr Arch Truss—or, simply, Burr Truss or Burr Arch—is a combination of an arch and a ''multiple kingpost'' truss design. It was invented in 1804 by Theodore Burr, patented on April 3, 1817, and used in bridges, usually covered bridge ...
bridge, constructed in 1854. It crosses the
Sacony Creek
Sacony Creek (historically Saucony Creek) is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of Maiden Creek in Berks County, Pennsylvania in the United States. ...
. It is one of five covered bridges remaining in Berks County.
[ ''Note:'' This includes ] As the name implies, it leads to the
Kutz Mill
Kutz Mill is a historic grist mill complex located on Sacony Creek in Greenwich Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It is adjacent to the Kutz's Mill Bridge. The complex includes the 1 1/2-story, stone mill (c. 1850); brick farmhouse (1855); ...
.
It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the United States federal government's official list of districts, sites, buildings, structures and objects deemed worthy of preservation for their historical significance or "great artistic ...
in 1981.
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Berks County Covered Bridges
Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Covered bridges in Berks County, Pennsylvania
Bridges completed in 1854
Wooden bridges in Pennsylvania
Bridges in Berks County, Pennsylvania
National Register of Historic Places in Berks County, Pennsylvania
Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
1854 establishments in Pennsylvania
Burr Truss bridges in the United States
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