Kutz's Mill Bridge

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Kutz's Mill Bridge
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Kutz's Mill Covered Bridge, September 2010
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LocationNorthwest of Kutztown on Township 798, Greenwich Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°32′01″N75°48′20″W / 40.53374°N 75.80542°W / 40.53374; -75.80542
Arealess than one acre
Built1854
Built byBitner & Ahrens
MPS Berks County Covered Bridges TR
NRHP reference No. 81000531 [1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 23, 1981

Kutz's Mill Bridge is an historic, American, wooden covered bridge that is located in Greenwich Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania.

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

History and architectural features

Built in 1854, this historic structure is a 93-foot-long (28 m), Burr Truss bridge that crosses the Sacony Creek. It is one of five covered bridges remaining in Berks County. [2] As the name implies, it leads to the Kutz Mill.

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

References

  1. 1 2 3 "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved September 15, 2012.Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Kutz's Mill Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved September 15, 2012.
The bridge's namesake across Sacony Creek. Kutz mill 3.JPG
The bridge's namesake across Sacony Creek.