Kutz's Mill Bridge
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Kutz's Mill Bridge is an historic, American, wooden
covered bridge A covered bridge is a timber-truss bridge with a roof, decking, and siding, which in most covered bridges create an almost complete enclosure. The purpose of the covering is to protect the wooden structural members from the weather. Uncovered woo ...
that is located in Greenwich Township in
Berks County, Pennsylvania Berks County (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: ''Barricks Kaundi'') is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the coun ...
. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
in 1981.


History and architectural features

Built in 1854, this historic structure is a ,
Burr Truss The Burr Arch Truss—or, simply, Burr Truss or Burr Arch—is a combination of an arch and a ''multiple kingpost'' truss design. It was invented in 1804 by Theodore Burr, patented on April 3, 1817, and used in bridges, usually covered bridges ...
bridge that crosses the
Sacony Creek Sacony Creek (historically Saucony Creek) is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map accessed April 1, 2011 tributary of Maiden Creek in Berks County, Pennsylvania, Berks County, Penns ...
. It is one of five covered bridges remaining in Berks County. ''Note:'' This includes As the name implies, it leads to the
Kutz Mill The Kutz Mill is an historic, American grist mill complex that is located next to Sacony Creek in Greenwich Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1990. History and architectural feat ...
. It was listed on the
National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...
in 1981.


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* * {{NRHP bridges Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Covered bridges in Berks County, Pennsylvania Bridges completed in 1854 Wooden bridges in Pennsylvania Bridges in Berks County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Berks County, Pennsylvania Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania 1854 establishments in Pennsylvania Burr Truss bridges in the United States