{"nrhp_refnum":"81000530","name":"Dreibelbis Station Bridge","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"S of Lenhartsville on T 745, Greenwich Township","address_restricted":false,"city":"Kutztown","county":"Berks County","state":"PA","lat":40.55472772600007,"lon":-75.87955603199998,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1981-02-23","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Engineering","Transportation"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A covered bridge of Burr arch truss design spanning Maiden Creek in Greenwich Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, near Kutztown. It was built in 1869.","why_significant":"The nomination describes it as the last remaining covered bridge of 37 original Berks County bridges of Burr arch design, and as typical of Pennsylvania thematic bridge nominations. It was listed together with the other covered bridges of Berks County under a thematic nomination.","narrative":"Built in 1869 across Maiden Creek in Greenwich Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, this covered bridge uses the Burr arch truss design. It measures 172 feet along its end posts, is 16 feet wide, and has a clearance of 12 feet, with a load limit of 4 tons. A metal roof was added about 1948. Repairs followed in 1957, and a decorative hex sign was placed on the portal in 1959. During 1968-1969 the deteriorated ends of the arches were replaced with concrete. The bridge is the last remaining of 37 original Burr arch covered bridges in Berks County, which gives it its importance. It was nominated as part of a countywide group of covered bridges, and the nomination was accepted for its representation of this regional bridge type and its surviving original construction.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Burr arch truss","criteria":[],"status_note":"A metal roof was installed about 1948. Repairs were made in 1957, and a hex sign was placed on the portal in 1959. Restoration during 1968-1969 replaced the deteriorated arch ends with concrete.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:33.57509-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/81000530.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/81000530/ee5b02b0bf-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/81000530/ee5b02b0bf-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Jet Lowe","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dreibelbis_Station_Bridge,_Spanning_Maiden_Creek,_Balthaser_Road_(TR_745),_Lenhartsville_vicinity,_(Berks_County,_Pennsylvania).jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jet Lowe</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dreibelbis_Station_Bridge,_Spanning_Maiden_Creek,_Balthaser_Road_(TR_745),_Lenhartsville_vicinity,_(Berks_County,_Pennsylvania).jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71992368","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreibelbis_Station_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5306887"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/berks-county/dreibelbis-station-bridge-81000530/"}