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Bedford
County, Pennsylvania
(WGN
38-05-17) (WGCB PA-05-17) (1868; restored 1995;
burned 2002; rebuilt 2004) A single-span Burr arch truss 81' 2" over
Dunning Creek. Located on Bowser Road (TR 549), 0.4 mile east of
Ryot, Clair Township, Pennsylvania. Directions: From the Dr.
Knisley Covered Bridge (WGN 38-05-16), continue
on Dunnings Creek Road (TR 671) for 3.5 miles to Bowser Road (TR 549).
Park along Dunnings Creek Road for easy access to both this and another
nearby (Cuppett’s Covered Bridge [WGN 38-05-18]).
This is one of the nine bridges in Bedford County still being used for
vehicular traffic. It was named for the town of Ryot, located just
to the west of the bridge. Underwent restoration in 1995, burned
in 2002 and rebuilt in 2004. It has bright white vertical boards
on the sides and covers about three-fourths of the bridges height, and
white, horizontal boards with red trim cover the portals. The lower
three feet of the interior sides are covered with horizontal boards.
The roof is corrugated metal, and the deck consists of runners laid over
crosswise planking. The bridge rests on reconstructed stone and mortar
faced abutments with road level, stone and mortar wingwalls. The
original structure, which was burned by arsonist in 2002, was listed
on the National Register of Historic Places on April 10, 1980. (Apr
2005) |
