Ryot Covered Bridge

Ryot Covered Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places

The bridge in October 2010

Location	South of Alum Bank on Township 559, northwest of Fishertown, West St. Clair Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	40°8′32″N 78°37′30″W / 40.14222°N 78.62500°W / 40.14222; -78.62500Coordinates: 40°8′32″N 78°37′30″W / 40.14222°N 78.62500°W / 40.14222; -78.62500
Area	less than one acre
MPS	Bedford County Covered Bridges TR
NRHP Reference #	80003416^[1]
Added to NRHP	April 10, 1980

The Ryot Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located at West St. Clair Township in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. It is a low to medium Burr Truss bridge with a shallow gable roof. It is one of 15 historic covered bridges in Bedford County.^[2] It was damaged by fire in 2002, and reconstructed.

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.^[1] A request to remove the bridge from the National Register has been submitted after its being damaged by fire in 2002.

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1 2 Staff (2010-07-09). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
↑ Bedford County Covered Bridges TR

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