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Wertz - 1867
The 1867 Wertz's Covered Bridge, also known as the Red Covered Bridge, in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Wertz's Covered Bridge is a historic wooden bridge located in Bern Township and Spring Township in Berks County.
The bridge is a 218-foot-long, Burr Truss bridge, constructed in 1867 and crosses Tulpehocken Creek. It serves as the walkway entrance to the Berks County Heritage Center, which also includes the Gruber Wagon Works. It is one of five covered bridges remaining in Berks County and is the largest single-span covered bridge in Pennsylvania.
The bridge was rehabilitated in 1959 from 10 April to 3 August, however, when the Warren Street Bypass opened, the bridge was closed permanently on 23 October 1959. From June until December 1984, the bridge was restored. The siding was replaced, several floorboards were replaced, it was jacked up, realigned, tightened, and camber restored, and the rotted arch ends were replaced along with cedar roof shingles.
Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on November 17, 1978.
Located at: N40 22.13 W75 58.73 - WGCB #38-06-06
Photographed in September 2021