The Harmon Covered Bridge and the Trusal Covered Bridge are companion bridges located on the South Branch of Plum Creek just off Five Points Road in Indiana County, Pennsylvania. You'll find the Harmon Bridge located at 2725 Donahue Road in Creekside. It's bridge #PA-32-04.
John R. Carnahan constructed the Harmon Bridge in July 1910. The bridge was designed by Thomas Pealer, Indiana County Engineer and was named for J. S. Harmon, a nearby farmer and Civil War veteran who survivded imprisonment at Andersonville, Georgia. Original construction cost of $525.00.
Harmon Covered Bridge is constructed with Town Lattice Truss. A new highway bridge was constructed upstream of the bridge in 1984. It measures 45 feet long by 12 feet wide. It is the youngest covered bridge in Indiana County.
Did you know that Pennsylvania has more covered bridges than any other state? There are 22 covered bridges remaining in Pennsylvania with 151 still open to traffic. At one time Indiana County had at least 40 covered bridges. The greatest era of covered bridge building was from the 1820's to the end of the 19th century. Wood is still used in bridges. The modern bridges located upstream are constructed of wooden glue laminated beams nd decking treted with creosote.
When visiting this bridge you can park and walk right up and through it. It's located in the countryside, so it makes a great backdrop for family and couple photographs. You can check out our other post on the Trusal Covered Bridge to learn more about that one. You'll want to visit BOTH of them while you're there.
Note: You can double-click on each photo in this post to have it open up in new window and in an enlarged size so that you can see the details. Check out our other posts on various covered bridges located throughout the great state of Pennsylvania.
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