History & local legend
Dreibelbis Station Bridge is a covered crossing over Maiden Creek near Lenhartsville in Berks County. Built in 1869, it is associated with a winter legend about a fatal sleigh accident.
In the version published by Outta the Way in 2013, a man approaches the bridge after a snowfall. The road is covered in snow, but the roof has kept the bridge's wooden floor dry. When the sleigh's runners reach the bare boards, the horse panics and throws the driver. He becomes caught in the reins, which tighten around his neck as the animal struggles.
The story ends with his death and the later appearance of a headless figure near the bridge on winter nights.
