{"nrhp_refnum":"80003420","name":"Diehls Covered Bridge","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"S of Schellsburg on LR 09057, Harrison Township","address_restricted":false,"city":"New Buena Vista","county":"Bedford County","state":"PA","lat":40.00948988000005,"lon":-78.64836965999996,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-04-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Engineering","Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Diehl's Covered Bridge, also called Raystown or Diehl's, is a Burr truss covered bridge over the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River in Harrison Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, near New Buena Vista. The form gives its construction year as 1892.","why_significant":"The nomination treats the bridge as eligible as an example of a type of transportation architecture, representing 19th-century wood bridge technology once common in Bedford County. The review comments note that Bedford County has 14 extant covered bridges, and that the bridge is among them. The bridge is also described as visible from the Pennsylvania Turnpike.","narrative":"Diehl's Covered Bridge is a Burr truss covered bridge carrying a local road across the Raystown Branch of the Juniata River in Harrison Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania, near New Buena Vista. The form dates the structure to 1892. It has a high Burr truss and low sidewalls that leave most of the sides open, and it measures about 88 feet 4 inches along its end posts, with a roadbed width of 12 feet 10 inches and a clearance of 12 feet. The load limit is given as 3 tons. The bridge is owned by Harrison Township and can be seen from the Pennsylvania Turnpike. It was listed as an example of a transportation type, representing wood bridge technology of the 19th century that was once common in Bedford County. Reviewers noted that the county retains 14 extant covered bridges, and that the bridge is among them. Its condition is recorded as good.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":"Burr truss","criteria":["A"],"status_note":"Condition given as good on the form.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:32.393303-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/80003420.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003420/55fd34c677-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003420/55fd34c677-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Jet Lowe","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Diehls_Covered_Bridge.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jet Lowe</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Diehls_Covered_Bridge.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71992294","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diehls_Covered_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q5274897"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/bedford-county/diehls-covered-bridge-80003420/"}