About
Colvin Covered Bridge crosses Shawnee Creek on Mill Road (Township Route 443) just south of US 30 near Schellsburg, in Napier Township, Bedford County. It is a 66 foot multiple kingpost truss bridge at the western edge of Shawnee State Park, and vehicles can drive through it.
History
Sources disagree on the build date. Dale J. Travis gives 1880, while coveredbridges.net gives 1886 in its title and 1894 in its text. coveredbridges.net says the bridge is county owned. Travis records that it was restored in 1998, and Uncovering PA describes it as recently refurbished.
Design
coveredbridges.net and Uncovering PA describe a multiple kingpost truss, and Uncovering PA notes that it is one of only two covered bridges in Bedford County without a Burr arch truss. The bridge is 12.5 feet wide and rests on concrete abutments. Travis lists the length as 72 feet rather than 66.
Visiting
Mill Road runs south from the Lincoln Highway (US 30) near Schellsburg to the bridge. Uncovering PA notes a decent sized parking lot on the north side of the bridge, which is also the trailhead for the 0.4 mile Colvin Trail loop to Shawnee Lake.
Sources: Colvin, Dale J. Travis, Colvin Covered Bridge, coveredbridges.net, Covered Bridges of Bedford County, Uncovering PA
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