Indiana County is home to four historic wooden covered bridges in Pennsylvania. They were all built in the late 1800's to early 1900's with only one of them still in operation today. The four covered bridges are: Kintersburg, Thomas, Trusal, and Harmon. All four of them are within easy driving distance from one another.
Each one is listed on the National Register of Historic Places and you'll find ID plaques with that information located on each bridge. The Kintersburg Bridge is number PA-32-05. It was built in 1877 by J.S. Fleming. The Truss Type is HOWE and it is 68 feet in length, 14 1/2 feet wide spamming across the Crooked Creek.
GPS Address: 2730 Musser Road, Indiana, Pennsylvania 15701
We used that specific address and it popped right up in our GPS.
Kintersburg Bridge was named for Isaac Kinter, a local shopkeepr. J.S. Fleming erected the bridge over Crooked Creek at a cost of $893 according to the information. The Kintersburg Covered Bridge is the only Howe truss bridge in Indiana County and one of only five Howe truss bridges remaining in Pennsylvania.
There's an area where you can park your vehicle and walk up and through the bridge. On the day that we were there we met another couple who was also taking the covered bridges tour through Indiana County. It's always nice to meet new people while traveling.
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