Dreibelbis Station Bridge

Dreibelbis Station Bridge is a historic covered road bridge in Berks County, Pennsylvania, spanning Maiden Creek south of Lenhartsville between Windsor Township and Greenwich Township. Built in 1869, the 172-foot Burr arch truss combines an arch with a multiple-kingpost truss to carry a longer span. Its timber construction and enclosed form reflect 19th-century rural bridge-building practices, when covers protected wooden frameworks from weather and prolonged their usefulness. The bridge survives as part of Pennsylvania’s rural road network heritage and stands as a preserved example of American bridge engineering, recognized by its 1981 listing on the National Register of Historic Places and documentation by the Historic American Engineering Record.

Virginville, Pennsylvania · United States