Brownsville is an
unincorporated community
An unincorporated area is a region that is not governed by a local municipal corporation. Widespread unincorporated communities and areas are a distinguishing feature of the United States and Canada. Most other countries of the world either have ...
located in western
Lower Heidelberg Township,
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 Rive ...
, United States. It is located at the intersection of Brownsville and Heffner Roads. A very small portion of the village extends into
North Heidelberg Township.
The Brownsville Road Bridge, which spans the
Spring Creek between Lower and North Heidelberg Townships, was constructed in 1962. In July 2010,
PennDOT
The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) oversees transportation issues in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. The administrator of PennDOT is the Pennsylvania Secretary of Transportation, currently Yassmin Gramian. Presently, P ...
closed the bridge for repairs, and detoured traffic to
US Route 422 near
Robesonia
Robesonia is a borough in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. The population was 2,061 at the 2010 census. Once famous for its iron furnaces (c. 1794-1927), the town was founded in 1855 by Henry P. Robeson, who had acquired existing iron ...
. PennDOT also replaced the roadsigns on the bridge with new ones. The construction was completed in November 2010, and the bridge was re-opened.
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Unincorporated communities in Berks County, Pennsylvania
Unincorporated communities in Pennsylvania