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Bedford
County, Pennsylvania
(WGN
38-05-21) (WGCB PA-05-21) (1880) (Private)
A single-span multiple Kingpost truss 56' 1" over Gladdens Run. Located:
On a private road, in Palo Alto, Londonderry Township, Pennsylvania.
Directions: In Palo Alto, Pennsylvania at the jct. of SR 96 and SR
3002, go west on SR 3002 for 0.1 mile. The bridge is just to the
left of SR 3002 in a remote, southwestern valley of Bedford County, quite
a distance from other county covered bridges. It is posted by the
present owners with “No Trespassing” signs; however, a family member indicated
that anyone interested in seeing the bridge is always welcome. The
bridge has shiplapped siding on the lower one-third of the sides and wider,
horizontal boards on the inside, making it very easy to see the multiple
Kingpost truss structure from the side of the bridge. The portals
are covered with shiplapped siding. There is a tarred metal roof
and a deck with runners laid over the crosswise planking. The structure
rests on stone and mortar abutments and has no wingwalls or steel reinforcing.
Also known as the Fichtner Covered Bridge and the Palo Alto Covered
Bridge. It was listed on the National Register of Historic
Places on April 10, 1980. (Apr 2005) |
