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The Ryot Covered Bridge is an historic, American wooden covered bridge that is located in West St. Clair Township in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
Ryot Covered Bridge. 131 S. Juliana St. Bedford, PA 15522. 814-623-1771. Lost to fire in 2002, Bedford County Commissioners committed to rebuild this structure. The bridge was rebuilt and reopened to traffic in 2004. This covered bridge takes its name from the nearby town of Ryot, PA. It is a Burr Truss design, 83 1/2 feet long.
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- The Wandering Woodsman
- Western Bedford County Covered Bridges
- Claycomb Covered Bridge
- Heirline Covered Bridge
- Turner’s Covered Bridge
- Colvin Covered Bridge
- Northwestern Bedford County Covered Bridges
- Cuppett’S Covered Bridge
- Ryot Covered Bridge
- Dr. Kniseley Covered Bridge
- Snook’s Covered Bridge
The covered bridges in western Bedford County are located between Bedford, PA and the area around Shawnee State Park. They are all south of the Lincoln Highway. While all of the bridges in the county are worth visiting, these four are some of the easiest to reach due to their proximity to major highways and the town of Bedford. They are listed belo...
Claycomb Covered Bridge is located at the entrance to Old Bedford Village in Bedford, PA. While it’s located at the site, you don’t have to visit the museum to see the bridge as it’s owned by the county and not the village. Claycomb Covered Bridge was built in 1880 in Reynoldsdale, PA, about 15 minutes north of its current location. Because of this...
Heirline Covered Bridge is located west of downtown Bedford near Manns Choice, PA, and Coral Caverns. This bridge crosses the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River and, at 136 feet, is the longest covered bridge in Bedford County. It was built in 1902, which makes it the most recently constructed of the county’s historic covered bridges. Like many c...
Turner’s Covered Bridge (also known as Raystown Covered Bridge and Diehls Covered Bridge) is the furthest upstream of the covered bridges located on the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River in Bedford County (though there is one covered bridge in Somerset Countythat also crosses the river). The exact date that Turner’s Covered Bridge was built isn’...
Colvin Covered Bridge is located along the western edge of Shawnee State Park, just about a mile from Route 30 and the community of Schellsburg. This covered bridge utilizes a King-post truss, one of only two covered bridges in Bedford County to not use a Burr-arch truss. As with most King-post bridges, this one is fairly short at only 66 feet in l...
The five covered bridges in northwestern Bedford County are all located north of Route 30 and west of I-99. Driving along Route 96 is the easiest way to see all of these beautiful bridges. The bridges below are listed south to north and can easily be connected to a driving tour after seeing the bridges in the section above.
Cuppett’s Covered Bridge is located in New Paris, PA, just a short drive from the famous Gravity Hill. This is one of the few covered bridges in the county that you can no longer drive across, but it is is fairly good condition despite that. It is privately owned, but when I visited, it appeared that visitors were allowed to check out the site. Thi...
Ryot Covered Bridge is located about 2 miles north of New Paris, PA, and, like Cuppett’s Covered Bridge, crosses Dunning Creek. However, unlike Cuppett’s, this bridge is publically owned and open to traffic. This covered bridge was constructed sometime in the 1880s and is 84 feet long. Sadly, in 2002, the bridge was heavily destroyed by arson. Whil...
Dr. Kniseley Covered Bridge is located just outside of Pleasantville, PA, and also crosses Dunning Creek. Dr. Joseph H. Kniseley was a local doctor who acquired several farms during his time in the area. One of them included this beautiful covered bridge. This bridge is also located on private property, but is alongside the road and seems open for ...
Snook’s Covered Bridge is the furthest downstream of the four covered bridges that cross Dunning Creek. It is located near Pleasantville, PA, only a short distance from Dr. Knisley Covered Bridge. This county-owned bridge is 82 feet long and was named after local resident Jacob Snooks. It was completed in 1883. Snook’s Covered Bridge is located in ...
This covered bridge takes its name from the nearby town of Ryot, PA. It is a Burr Truss design, 83 1/2 feet long. The Ryot Bridge crosses Dunnings Creek between Route 96 and Route 56.
5. Ryot Covered Bridge. A 2002 fire destroyed the original Ryot covered bridge. The structure was rebuilt and reopened to traffic in 2004. Named after a nearby town, the Ryot bridge is another Burr Truss design, and it also crosses Dunning Creek. Owned by the county, this 83.5-foot-long bridge sits on a stone and mortar abutment and is still ...
Nov 24, 2021 · The 86 foot long Ryot Covered Bridge gets its name from the nearby town of Ryot, located in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. Spanning over the Dunning Creek, the bridge is designed in the Burr arch-truss style.
