Wertz's Covered Bridge, also known as the Red Covered Bridge, is a historic wooden
covered bridge located at
Bern Township and
Spring 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 ...
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The bridge is a ,
Burr Truss bridge, constructed in 1867. It crosses the
Tulpehocken Creek. It serves as the walkway entrance to the Berks County Heritage Center, which also includes the
Gruber Wagon Works.
[ ''Note:'' This includes ] It is one of five covered bridges remaining in Berks County. It is the largest single-span covered bridge in Pennsylvania.
The bridge was rehabilitated in 1959 from 10 April to 3 August, however, when the Warren Street Bypass opened the bridge was closed permanently on 23 October 1959. 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 v ...
on 17 November 1978.
From June until December 1984 the bridge was restored. The siding was replaced, several floor boards were replaced, it was jacked up, realigned, tightened, camber restored, and the rotted arch ends were replaced along with cedar roof shingles.
Wertz's Covered Bridge II
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References
External links
Berks County Heritage Center
{{NRHP bridges
Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Covered bridges in Berks County, Pennsylvania
Bridges completed in 1867
Wooden bridges in Pennsylvania
Bridges in Berks County, Pennsylvania
1867 establishments in Pennsylvania
National Register of Historic Places in Berks County, Pennsylvania
Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
Burr Truss bridges in the United States