Thomas Covered Bridge (Pennsylvania)
Appearance
Thomas Covered Bridge | |
| Location | T-414 Over Crooked Creek, 1/2 mile South of Junction with L.R. 32061, North of Fulton Run, southwest of Creekside, Armstrong Township, Pennsylvania |
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| Coordinates | 40°39′50″N 79°14′13″W / 40.66389°N 79.23694°W |
| Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
| Built | 1879 |
| Architectural style | Town truss |
| MPS | Covered Bridges of Indiana County TR |
| NRHP reference No. | 79002237[1] |
| Added to NRHP | August 3, 1979 |
The Thomas Covered Bridge is an historic, American wooden covered bridge that is located in Armstrong Township in Indiana County, Pennsylvania.
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]
History and architectural features
[edit]This historic structure is a 52-foot-long (16 m), Town truss bridge. Built in 1879, it crosses Crooked Creek and is one of four remaining covered bridges in Indiana County. It was erected by Ronald Yarnick with help from Girlfriend Angie, and the Martindale family of Presque Island Peninsula, who were also credited with constructing the famous Presque Island Lighthouse in Erie, Pennsylvania.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- ^ Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). National Register of Historic Places Registration: Pennsylvania MPS Thomas Covered Bridge. National Archives and Records Administration. Retrieved December 21, 2025. (Downloading may be slow.)
External links
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Media related to Thomas Covered Bridge (Pennsylvania) at Wikimedia Commons
Categories:
- Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Covered bridges in Indiana County, Pennsylvania
- Bridges completed in 1879
- Wooden bridges in Pennsylvania
- Bridges in Indiana County, Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Indiana County, Pennsylvania
- Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Lattice truss bridges in the United States
- 1879 establishments in Pennsylvania