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BEDFORD COUNTY, PENNSYLVANIA
PART OF THE PAGENWEB
COVERED BRIDGES
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BOWSER/OSTERBURG COVERED BRIDGE
This bridge was built in 1890. It is a Burr Truss design
and is 90 feet long. The bridge crosses Bob's Creek and is located west of
Rte. 869, 1.5 miles NW of Osterburg.
CLAYCOMB COVERED BRIDGE
This bridge was built in 1880 and was originally built in
Reynoldsdale. It is a Burr Truss design and is 126 feet long. It is
located 1.5 miles north of Bedford on (Business) Rte. 220, at the entrance to
Old Bedford Village.
COLVIN COVERED BRIDGE
This bridge was built in 1894. It is a Multiple Kingspost
design. The bridge crosses Shawnee creek and is 66 feet long. It is
located on Rte. 443 in Schellsburg.
CUPPETT'S COVERED BRIDGE
This bridge was built in 1882. It is a Burr Truss design
and is 60 feet in length. It is located near New Paris and is privately
owned.
DR. KNISLEY COVERED BRIDGE
This bridge was built in 1867. It is a Burr Truss design
and is 80 feet in length. The bridge crosses Dunning Creek. It is
located just off Rte. 56, 1.5 miles from Pleasantville. It is privately
owned.
FELTEN'S MILL COVERED BRIDGE
This bridge was built in 1892 to place a bridge (built in 1889)
that was destroyed during the flood of 1889. It is a Burr Truss type and
is 100 feet long. The bridge is just south of Breezewood and is privately
owned.
HALL'S MILL COVERED BRIDGE
This bridge was built in 1884; it is the seventh bridge to be
constructed at this location. It is a Burr Truss design and is 97 feet
long. It crosses Yellow Creek and is located in Hopewell township, on
State Rte. 1020, off of Rte. 26, north of Everett.
HERLINE COVERED BRIDGE
This bridge was built in 1902. It is a Burr Truss design
and is 136 feet long. It crosses the Raystown branch of the Juniata
River. It is located on Watson Road, just off Rte. 31.
HEWITT COVERED BRIDGE
This bridge was built in 1879. It is a Burr Truss design
and is 88.5 feet long. It crosses Town Creek. It is located, south of
Chaneysville, on Rte. 306.
JACKSON'S MILL COVERED BRIDGE
This bridge was built in 1875 and is named for M. J. Jackson,
owner of the nearby grist and sawmill. It is a Burr Truss design and is
95 feet long. The bridge is located on Rte. 412.
PALO ALTO COVERED BRIDGE
This bridge was built in 1880 and is a multiple Kingspost
design. It is 56 feet long and crosses Gladden's Run. It is
located south of Rte. 3002, just west of Rte. 96 in Londonderry
township. The bridge is privately owned.
RYOT COVERED BRIDGE
This bridge is a Burr Truss design and is 83.5 feet
long. It crosses Dunnings Creek and is located on Rte. 539, 1/2 mile
east of Ryot. The original bridge was destroyed in a fire in 2002 and
has been rebuilt.
SNOOKS COVERED BRIDGE
This bridge was built in 1883 and is a Burr Truss
design. It is 82 feet long and crosses Dunnings Creek. It is
located north of Fishertown on Rte. 554, off of Rte. 56.
TURNER'S COVERED BRIDGE
This bridge was built in 1892 and is a Burr Truss
design. It is 89 feet long. It is located on Rte. 418, 1/2 mile
north of Rte. 31.
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