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Griesemer's Mill, Berks County

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Inventory Number: PA/38-06-03
County: Berks County
Township: Oley
Town/Village: Spangsville
Bridge Name: Griesemer's Mill
Crosses: Manatawny Creek
Truss type: Burr
Spans: 1
Length: 140'-2" overall, 120'-6" span
Roadway Width: 14'-7"
Built: 1868
Builder:
When Lost: standing
Cause:
Latitude: N40 21.782
Longitude: W075 44.277
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Directions: 0.3 miles north of jct PA562 on PA662, then 2.0 miles right on Covered Bridge Rd., 1.0 miles right on Spangsville Rd. (T579). North-northeast of Yellow House.

Griesemer's Mill Bridge, Oley, Berks County, PA. Built 1868
Fred Yenerall Photo (1958)

Griesemer's Mill Bridge, Oley, Berks County, PA. Built 1868
Richard Donovan / Trish Kane Collection

Griesemer's Mill Bridge, Oley, Berks County, PA. Built 1868
Bill & Jenn Caswell Photo, September 28, 2020

Griesemer's Mill Bridge, Oley, Berks County, PA. Built 1868
Bill Caswell Photo, February 5, 2016

Griesemer's Mill Bridge, Oley, Berks County, PA. Built 1868
Bill & Jenn Caswell Photo, September 28, 2020

Comments:
Named after the adjacent mill. A reported construction date of 1832 is in error, the road wasn't built until 1868. The name is often misspelled as Greisemer.

Sources:
Evans, Benjamin D. & June R.. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges, 2001, page 43
Moll, Fred J.. Covered Bridges of Berks County, 2001, page 63
Moll, Fred J.. Pennsylvania's Covered Bridges - Our Heritage, 2004, pages 78-79
Kipphorn, Thomas. Information received by email, May 2008
National Society for the Preservation of Covered Bridges. World Guide to Covered Bridges, 2021, page 100

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