Wertz’s Covered Bridge
Wertz's Covered Bridge, also known as the Red Covered Bridge, is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Bern Township and Spring Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Photo: KLOTZ, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Reading Municipal Airport and Penn State Berks.
Reading Municipal Airport
Aerodrome
Photo: USGS, Public domain.
Reading Regional Airport, also known as Carl A. Spaatz Field, is a public airport three miles northwest of Reading, in Bern Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania.
Penn State Berks
University
Photo: BerksCountyUpdate, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Penn State Berks is a commonwealth campus of Pennsylvania State University located in Spring Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania. Penn State Berks is situated 4,000 feet southeast of Wertz’s Covered Bridge.
Mid-Atlantic Air Museum
Museum
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Mid-Atlantic Air Museum is an aviation museum and aircraft restoration facility located at Reading Regional Airport in Reading, Pennsylvania. The museum, founded by Russ Strine, the current President, collects and actively restores historic war planes and classic airliners as well as rare civilian and military aircraft. Mid-Atlantic Air Museum is situated 1 mile northeast of Wertz’s Covered Bridge.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Leinbachs and Riverview Park.
Leinbachs
Hamlet
Photo: BerksCountyUpdate, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Leinbachs is an unincorporated community that is located in southern Bern Township, Pennsylvania, United States, just northwest of Reading and the Reading Regional Airport. Leinbachs is situated 2 miles northwest of Wertz’s Covered Bridge.
Riverview Park
Hamlet
Riverview Park is a census-designated place in Muhlenberg Township, Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. It is located along the banks of the Schuylkill River, approximately 6 miles north of the city of Reading. Riverview Park is situated 2 miles northeast of Wertz’s Covered Bridge.
Cacoosing
Hamlet
Cacoosing is an unincorporated community in Spring Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania, United States. Cacoosing is located along State Hill Road at the crossing of Cacoosing Creek. Cacoosing is situated 2 miles southwest of Wertz’s Covered Bridge.
Wertz’s Covered Bridge
- Type: Bridge
- Also known as: “Red Bridge”
- Categories: covered bridge, road bridge, building, and transportation
- Location: Township of Bern, Berks, Pennsylvania, Mid-Atlantic, United States, North America
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Latitude
40.36904° or 40° 22′ 9″ northLongitude
-75.97907° or 75° 58′ 45″ westElevation
236 feet (72 metres)Open location code
87G6929C+J9OpenStreetMap ID
way 708084922OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
man_made=bridgeGeoNames ID
7221460Wikidata ID
Q7983619
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In Other Languages
“Wertz’s Covered Bridge” goes by many names.
- Turkish: “Wertz Kaplı Köprüsü”
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