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Greisemer's Mill Bridge

Coordinates: 40°21′46″N 75°44′18″W / 40.36278°N 75.73833°W / 40.36278; -75.73833
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Griesemer's Mill Bridge
Griesemer Mill Covered Bridge, August 1958 (HAER Photo)
Greisemer's Mill Bridge is located in Pennsylvania
Greisemer's Mill Bridge
Greisemer's Mill Bridge is located in the United States
Greisemer's Mill Bridge
LocationNorthwest of Boyerstown on Township 579, Oley Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°21′46″N 75°44′18″W / 40.36278°N 75.73833°W / 40.36278; -75.73833
Arealess than one acre
MPSBerks County Covered Bridges TR
NRHP reference No.81000532[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 23, 1981

Griesemer's Mill Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Oley Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It is a 124-foot-long (38 m), Burr Truss bridge, constructed in 1832. It has a gable roof and stone abutments. It crosses the Manatawny Creek. It is one of five covered bridges remaining in Berks County.[2]

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

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  1. ^ a b "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 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2012-09-15. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Griesemer's Mill Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-15.
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