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Photo taken by Jodi Christman on 11/30/12

Overview: Covered Burr arch bridge over Raystown Branch Juniata River on PA 4007 Watson Road
Location: Bedford County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1902; refurb 1997
Design: Burr arch-truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 136.2 ft.
Total length: 138.1 ft.
Deck width: 13.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.5 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 10, 1980
Also called: Heirline Covered Bridge
Kinton Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.01678, -78.59323 (decimal degrees)
40°01'00" N, 78°35'36" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/705401/4432394 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Bedford
Inventory numbers: PA 05 4007 0020 0000 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
PANBI 04338 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
NRHP 80003419 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
BH 41428 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 07/1991): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Imminent Failure (1 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Imminent Failure (1 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 0.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 1992): 265

December 1, 2012: New photos from Jodi Christman
November 23, 2012: Updated by Jodi Christman: Added categories "Raystown Branch Juniata River", "Wooden deck"