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Dreibelbis Station Bridge

Covered bridge · Berks County, Pennsylvania

Dreibelbis Station Bridge, Spanning Maiden Creek, Balthaser Road (TR 745), Lenhartsville vicinity, (Berks County, Pennsylvania)
Dreibelbis Station Bridge, Spanning Maiden Creek, Balthaser Road (TR 745), Lenhartsville vicinity, (Berks County, Pennsylvania) · Jet Lowe / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Dreibelbis Station Bridge is a covered bridge in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania has 231 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 5 of them in Berks County.

It was built in 1869, in the Civil War era, making it the 34th oldest of the 134 in Pennsylvania with a recorded construction date; it crosses Maiden Creek.

Status check, 2026-11: This 1869 Burr-arch bridge was rebuilt in 2020 with a steel deck underneath; its length is listed as 168, 172 or 175 ft depending on the source, and one site gives 1872 as the build year. Dreibelbis Station Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 40.5547° N, 75.8800° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1869
CrossesMaiden Creek
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates40.55470, -75.88000

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Questions

Where is Dreibelbis Station Bridge?

Dreibelbis Station Bridge is in Berks County, Pennsylvania, at 40.5547, -75.8800.

How many covered bridges are in Berks County?

Berks County, Pennsylvania has 5 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

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