{"id":4438,"date":"2013-01-24T23:51:21","date_gmt":"2013-01-25T04:51:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/?p=4438"},"modified":"2017-11-19T10:41:57","modified_gmt":"2017-11-19T15:41:57","slug":"bedford-county-pa-for-covered-bridges-and-much-more","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dougbardwell.com\/db\/bedford-county-pa-for-covered-bridges-and-much-more\/","title":{"rendered":"Bedford County, PA for covered bridges and much more"},"content":{"rendered":"

Roughly two hours east of Pittsburgh and two hours northwest of Washington, D.C., you\u2019ll find what may be the largest concentration of historic and picturesque covered bridges \u2013 most of which are still in operation today.<\/p>\n

\"Just<\/a>If you follow the directions of the driving tour (found on the Bedford County website<\/span>), you\u2019ll start in Old Bedford Village just east of downtown Bedford. You\u2019ll see 9 of the county\u2019s 14 covered bridges in under 2 hours. So, if you\u2019re like us, my husband had to take lots of photos, it took almost three hours.<\/p>\n

After you\u2019ve seen six covered bridges, there\u2019s an optional side trip to Gravity Hill, where all rules of logic are suspended. Put your car in neutral and be amazed as it rolls uphill.\u00a0 (I know. I know. Don\u2019t doubt me until you\u2019ve tried it.) Lots of fun.<\/p>\n

When you finish the tour in Schellsburg, head east on Route 30 and go back into historic downtown Bedford<\/a>. This is one beautiful small town, with gorgeous homes and public buildings. You\u2019ll find wonderful, quaint shops to take your tourist dollars and the people couldn\u2019t be nicer.
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