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Diehls Covered Bridge

Covered bridge · Bedford County, Pennsylvania

Southern end of the Diehls Covered Bridge, which carries Township Route 418 over the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River south of Schellsburg in Harrison and N
Southern end of the Diehls Covered Bridge, which carries Township Route 418 over the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River south of Schellsburg in Harrison and N · Jet Lowe / Wikimedia Commons · Public domain

Diehls Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. Pennsylvania has 231 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 12 of them in Bedford County.

It was built in 1892, in the late 19th century, making it the 114th oldest of the 134 in Pennsylvania with a recorded construction date; it crosses Raystown Branch Juniata River.

Status check, 2026-11: Also called Turner's Bridge; Burr truss over the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River. Length is given as 88.3 ft (Wikipedia, citing the NRHP form) or 89 ft elsewhere. Diehls Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 40.0094° N, 78.6486° W.

Key facts

Current structure built1892
CrossesRaystown Branch Juniata River
Heritage designationNational Register of Historic Places listed place
National RegisterListed
Coordinates40.00940, -78.64860

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Questions

Where is Diehls Covered Bridge?

Diehls Covered Bridge is in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, at 40.0094, -78.6486.

How many covered bridges are in Bedford County?

Bedford County, Pennsylvania has 12 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.

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