Pleasantville Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Oley Township in Berks County, Pennsylvania. It is a 126-foot-long (38 m), Burr Truss bridge, constructed between 1852 and 1856. It was built in two stages due to wood shortages after the Great Flood of 1850. It crosses the Manatawny Creek. It is one of five covered bridges remaining in Berks County.[2]

Pleasantville Bridge
Pleasantville Covered Bridge, October 2009
Pleasantville Bridge is located in Pennsylvania
Pleasantville Bridge
Pleasantville Bridge is located in the United States
Pleasantville Bridge
LocationSouth of Mantawny on Township 916, Oley Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°22′44″N 75°44′21″W / 40.37889°N 75.73917°W / 40.37889; -75.73917
Arealess than one acre
Built1852, 1856
Built byRenno, David; Bitner, Jonathan
MPSBerks County Covered Bridges TR
NRHP reference No.81000533[1]
Added to NRHPFebruary 23, 1981

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" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Pleasantville Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved 2012-09-15.
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