Trusal Harmon Bridge Covered of Indiana County

Year Built: 1870 Harmon Bridge and Trusal Bridge are Truss type: Town Lattice companion bridges located on the South Branch Length: 41 feet of Plum Creek just off Five Points Road. Both the Builder: Unknown Harmon and Trusal bridges are constructed with Stream: South Branch of Plum Creek town lattice trusses. The bridges are located in a Number: PA-32-03 very picturesque farm setting. Trusal Bridge (also known as Dice’s Bridge) Year Built: 1910 is the oldest of Indiana County’s covered “Easy and safe passage over the waters of bridges. At 41 feet the Trusal Bridge is the Truss type: Town Lattice Length: 45 feet the United States are much wanted.” shortest of Indiana County’s covered bridges. Builder: John R. Carnahan - Charles Wilson Peale, An Essay on It was named after Robert Trusal a nearby Stream: South Branch of Plum Creek Building Wooden Bridges, 1797 property owner. Trusal Bridge is located about Number: PA-32-04 one-half mile downstream of the Harmon Bridge. Harmon Bridge was named after Civil War veteran J. S. Harmon. This bridge was Indiana County is home to four covered constructed in 1910 under contract with the bridges constructed in the late 1800’s and County Engineer at a cost of $525. early 1900’s. The four bridges are Harmon, Trusal, Kintersburg and Thomas. The For additional information, Thomas Covered Bridge is the only covered please contact: bridge in Indiana County that remains open to traffic. All four covered bridges are listed Indiana County Parks & Trails on the National Register of Historic Places. 1128 Blue Spruce Rd. Indiana, PA 15701 Indiana County is committed to ensuring that Phone: (724) 463-8636 the covered bridges are maintained for future Fax: (724) 463-8740 INDIANA COUNTY, PA generations to enjoy and appreciate. www.indianacountyparks.org Thomas Bridge Kintersburg Bridge Year Built: 1877 Truss type: Howe Length: 68 feet Builder: J.S. Fleming Stream: Crooked Creek Number: PA-32-05 Kintersburg Bridge was named for Isaac Kinter, a local shopkeeper. J.S. Fleming erected the bridge over Crooked Creek at a cost of $893. The Kintersburg Bridge is the only bridge in Indiana County and one of only five Howe truss bridges remaining Year Built: 1879 (rebuilt in 1998) in the state of . Truss type: Town Lattice

Length: 75 feet Covered Bridges of Marion Builder: Amos Thomas Indiana County, PA Center Stream: Crooked Creek Ambrose

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