Pleasantville Covered Bridge, Spanning Little Manatawny Creek at Covered Bridge , Manatawny vicinity, Berks County, PA

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6 drawings
9 b&w photos
8 data pages
1 photo caption pages
1 color transparencies

TITLE:
Pleasantville Covered Bridge, Spanning Little Manatawny Creek at Covered Bridge , Manatawny vicinity, Berks County, PA

CALL NUMBER:
HAER PA,6-MANA.V,1-

REPRODUCTION NUMBER:
[See Call Number]

MEDIUM:
Measured Drawing(s): 6 (24 x 36 in.)
Photo(s): 9 (5 x 7 in.)
Data Page(s): 7 plus cover page
Photo Caption Page(s): 1
Color Transparencies: 1

DATE:
Documentation compiled after 1968.

CREATOR:
Historic American Engineering Record, creator

NOTE:
Survey number HAER PA-491

Unprocessed field note material exists for this structure (N584).

Building/structure dates: 1852 initial construction

Building/structure dates: 1856 subsequent work

National Register of Historic Places NRIS Number: 81000533

Significance: One of five remaining covered wooden bridges in Berks County, the bridge is a contributing resource in the Oley Township Historic District. It is distinctive for its two-phase construction: an arch-stiffened pony truss completed in 1852 and covered by a different builder in 1856. With its three sets of stiffening arches, the bridge is a unique adaptation of Theodore's Burr's patented truss form.

SUBJECTS:
PENNSYLVANIA--Berks County--Manatawny vicinity
covered bridges
transportation
vehicular bridges

OTHER TITLE:
Manatawny Bridge

COLLECTION:
Historic American Engineering Record (Library of Congress)

REPOSITORY:
Library of Congress, Prints and Photograph Division, Washington, D.C. 20540 USA

DIGID:
http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.pa3662

CONTROL #:
PA3662

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