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Reed's Covered Bridge

Bedford County, Pennsylvania

Photo 

Reed's Covered Bridge

Photo from the Todd Clark Collection

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BH Photo #532607

Map 

Description 

Some of this information from lostbridges.org

Facts 

Overview
Lost Burr arch-truss bridge over Yellow Creek on Plank Road (SR 1009)
Location
Bedford County, Pennsylvania
Status
Replaced by a new bridge
History
Built in 1882; Removed and Replaced in 1954
Design
Burr arch-truss
Dimensions
Total length: 90.0 ft.
Also called
Heister's Covered Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude
+40.13857, -78.29024   (decimal degrees)
40°08'19" N, 78°17'25" W   (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates
17/730850/4446657 (zone/easting/northing)
Inventory number
BH 98394 (Bridgehunter.com ID)

Categories 

19th Century (9,092)
Bedford County, Pennsylvania (95)
Built 1882 (171)
Built during 1880s (2,296)
Burr arch-truss (762)
Covered (2,785)
Lost (30,083)
 Lost 1954 (107)
Lost during 1950s (1,016)
Pennsylvania (6,324)
Replaced by new bridge (20,472)
Through truss (17,911)
Total length 75-100 feet (6,943)
Truss (36,837)

Update Log 

  • June 6, 2022: New photo from Stewart Edwin Beitler

Sources 

  • Stewart Edwin Beitler - stubear0430 [at] gmail [dot] com

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