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Dreibelbis Station, Berks County

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Inventory Number: PA/38-06-07
County: Berks County
Township: Greenwich - Windsor
Town/Village:
Bridge Name: Dreibelbis Station
Crosses: Maiden Creek
Truss type: Burr
Spans: 1
Length: 189'-7" overall, 170'-7" span
Roadway Width: 14'-5"
Built: 1869
Builder:
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N40 33.285
Longitude: W075 52.784
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Directions: 2.0 miles south of jct I-78/US22 (Exit 35) on PA143, then just left on Covered Bridge Rd. (T746). South of Lenhartsville.

Dreibelbis Station Bridge, Greenwich-Windsor, Berks County, PA. Built 1869
Richard Donovan / Trish Kane Collection

Dreibelbis Station Bridge, Greenwich-Windsor, Berks County, PA. Built 1869
Bill Caswell Photo, January 13, 2016

Dreibelbis Station Bridge, Greenwich-Windsor, Berks County, PA. Built 1869
Bill & Jenn Caswell Photo, September 28, 2020

Dreibelbis Station Bridge, Greenwich-Windsor, Berks County, PA Built 1869
Earll Richard Stone Photo

Comments:
During the early 1900's, the bridge had gray portals, red sides with no side openings, and cedar shingles. Later, it was painted red and the lateral slit was made for better lighting. On the road from Virginville to Lenhartsville.

Sources:
Evans, Benjamin D. & June R.. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges, 2001, page 42
Moll, Fred J.. Covered Bridges of Berks County, 2001, pages 64 & 65
Moll, Fred J.. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges - Our Heritage, 2004, pages 14, 78-79
Kipphorn, Thomas. Information received by email, May 2008
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 101