Thomas Covered Bridge (Pennsylvania)

The Thomas Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Armstrong Township in Indiana County, Pennsylvania. It is a 52-foot-long (16 m), Town truss bridge, constructed in 1879. It crosses Crooked Creek. It is one of four remaining covered bridge in Indiana County. Originally built by the Martindale family of Presque Island peninsula, also credited with constructing the famous Presque Island Lighthouse in Erie, PA[2]

Thomas Covered Bridge
LocationT-414 Over Crooked Creek, 1/2 mile South of Junction with L.R. 32061, North of Fulton Run, southwest of Creekside, Armstrong Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°39′50″N 79°14′13″W
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1879
Architectural styleTown truss
MPSCovered Bridges of Indiana County TR
NRHP reference No.79002237[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 3, 1979

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.[1]

References
  1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Covered Bridges of Indiana County (Thomas Covered Bridge)" (PDF). Retrieved 2011-12-04.

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