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Bedford
County, Pennsylvania
(WGN
38-05-19) (WGCB PA-05-19) (1892) A single-span
Burr arch truss 86' 4" over the Rayston Branch of the Juniaya River.
Located on Faupel Road (TR 418), midway between New Buena Vista and Manns
Choice, Harrison Township, Pennsylvania. Directions: From the
jct. of SR 31 and Allegheny Road (SR 96), between Schellsburg and Manns
Choice, Pennsylvania, go west on Allegheny Road (SR 96) for 2 miles to
Faupel Road (TR 418). Turn right and go 0.4 mile to the bridge which
is still open to vehicular traffic. It was scheduled for restoration, however,
the allocated monies were redirected to the Hewitt Covered Bridge (WGN
38-05-26), which was in greater need of repairs. The structure
is covered on the lower one-third of the sides with vertical boards outside
and horizontal boards inside. Its roof is sheet metal, and the deck
has runners laid over crosswise planking. The structure rests on cut
stone abutments that have been reinforced with concrete. There are
no wingwalls. Also known as the Turner Covered Bridge, the
Reystown
Covered Bridge and the Diehl Covered Bridge. It was listed
on the National Register of Historic Places on April 10, 1980. (Apr
2005) |
