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Overview: Covered bridge over Raystown Branch Juniata River on TR 418 (Faupel Road)
Location: Bedford County, Pennsylvania
Status: Open to traffic
History: Built 1892
Design: Covered Burr arch-truss
Dimensions: Length of largest span: 84.0 ft.
Total length: 88.9 ft.
Deck width: 12.1 ft.
Vertical clearance above deck: 12.0 ft.
Recognition: Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on April 10, 1980
Also called: Turner's Covered Bridge
Raystown Bridge
Approximate latitude, longitude: +40.00959, -78.64850 (decimal degrees)
40°00'35" N, 78°38'55" W (degrees°minutes'seconds")
Approximate UTM coordinates: 17/700704/4431469 (zone/easting/northing)
USGS topographic map: Schellsburg
Inventory numbers: PA 05 7218 0418 3018 (Pennsylvania Bridge Management System number)
WGCB 38-05-19 (World Guide to Covered Bridges number)
NRHP 80003420 (National Register of Historic Places reference number)
PANBI 04521 (Pennsylvania BRKEY bridge number on the 2011 NBI)
BH 30381 (Bridgehunter.com ID)
Inspection (as of 10/2009): Deck condition rating: Fair (5 out of 9)
Superstructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Substructure condition rating: Poor (4 out of 9)
Appraisal: Structurally deficient
Sufficiency rating: 0.0 (out of 100)
Average daily traffic (as of 2007): 20

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HAER PA-361 - Raystown Covered Bridge, Township Route 418 spanning Raystown Branch of Juniata River, Manns Choice vicinity, Bedford County, PA
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