2010 - Vacation - Covered Bridges

Kings Bridge, 1802, Somerset County, (Rebuilt 2008)

Colvin/Shiller Bridge, 1880/01, Bedford County

I'd wanted to see some covered bridges while we were in PA and the little bit of research I had done on them mentioned bridges in Lancaster County (the Amish area) and we had left that behind when I saw a sign to a covered bridge just a short distance from the highway so we went over to see it.

Just a short time later we came upon the Glessner Bridge and then after another short drive we came upon the Kings Bridge right on the highway. There's not a great deal of difference in the styles but we were happy to have the opportunity to see them. Kings Bridge is recently restored and the beginnings of the fall color enabled me to get one of those postcard photos! Kings bridge is closed but the other two are still in use and we did drive through them. It looks like Somerset County is the place to see covered bridges.

Glessner Bridge, 1881, Somerset County

FLIGHT 93

We saw the first of these bridges near Shanksville, PA, where Flight 93 came down. We had stopped here to see the temporary memorial. The completed memorial is due to be dedicated 9/11/2011. In the picture below, the area just behind and to the right of the crane is where the plane came down!