WayfarrowHewitt Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Bedford County, Pennsylvania
Hewitt 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 1879, in the late 19th century, making it the 73rd oldest of the 134 in Pennsylvania with a recorded construction date; it is about 88 feet long (35th longest of 83 measured in Pennsylvania); the structure is built of wood.
Status check, 2026-11: This 1879 Burr-truss bridge over Town Creek in Bedford County lost its abutments in a 1983 flood and was restored in 2000. It is 88 ft overall with a 79 ft span; one list gives 80 ft. Hewitt Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 39.7544° N, 78.5111° W.
Key facts
| Current structure built | 1879 |
|---|---|
| Length | 88 ft |
| Material | wood |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 39.75444, -78.51111 |
Nearby places
- Northcraftghost town · Fulton County · 8 mi
- Town Creekghost town · Allegany County · 9 mi
- Fischtner Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Bedford County · 12.8 mi
- Shanty Townghost town · Allegany County · 15.3 mi
- Roundtopghost town · Morgan County · 15.9 mi
- Packsaddle Bridgecovered bridge · Somerset County · 18.1 mi
- Cliffsghost town · Bedford County · 18.4 mi
- Heirline Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Bedford County · 18.7 mi
- Diehls Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Bedford County · 19.1 mi
- Feltons Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Bedford County · 19.2 mi
- Jacksons Mill Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Bedford County · 19.7 mi
- Ackermanghost town · Mineral County · 20.2 mi
Questions
Where is Hewitt Covered Bridge?
Hewitt Covered Bridge is in Bedford County, Pennsylvania, at 39.7544, -78.5111.
How many covered bridges are in Bedford County?
Bedford County, Pennsylvania has 12 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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