I believe this is the Pennsylvania Route 994 Bridge at Raystown Lake. I decided to do a black and white because i thought it looked really great.
This photo has not been altered in any other with the exception of making it black and white.
The following information about Raystown Lake was taken straight from Wikipedia………..
Raystown Lake is the largest lake inPennsylvania.
It was created by the United States Army Corps of Engineers around 1913 by the damming of the Raystown Branch Juniata River which created a shallow lake in the river valley. The current 8,300-acre (34 km2) Raystown Lake was completed in 1973 by the Army Corps of Engineers. The lake was created primarily to control floods, provide electricity and support recreational activities.
The original hydroelectric dam construction began in 1907. Power generation began in 1912. The new dam brought the water level up to a normal operating level of 786 feet above sea level with an overflow at 812 feet, and included a 20 megawatt conventional hydropower generator.
Part of the town of Aitch is now under the level of the lake. While it is rumored that there are entire towns still intact under the water, only a few more permanent structures were left in place. Some roads, a bridge over the old river, the original power station and the original dam still remain.
Sheep Rock Shelter is an area of archaeological significance near the present day Susquehannock Campground. Originally a wide ledge over the Juniata River, it provided shelter from the elements for its inhabitants. Its location and orientation preserved the remains buried below by protecting them from wind and moisture. When it was announced in the 1960s that the lake would be expanded, Juniata College and Penn State University excavated to uncover artifacts that would otherwise be flooded, ending their state of preservation. Their work recovered human remains from as long as 6000 years ago. (How amazing was that last part!)
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