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Indiana
County, Pennsylvania
(WGN
38-32-05) (WGCB PA-32-05): (1877)
A single-span Howe truss 68' over Crooked Creek. Located: On
bypassed section of Musser Road (TR 612), Kintersburg, Rayne Township,
Pennsylvania. Directions: In Kintersburg, Pennsylvania at the
jct. of Tonoma Road (TR 809/SR 1005) and Musser Road (TR 612), go south
on Musser Road (TR 612) for 0.2 mile to the bypassed bridge on the left.
Originally built at a cost of $893.00. It is one of the few Howe
truss covered bridges left in Pennsylvania and the only one in Indiana
County. The structure rests on cut stone and mortar abutments reinforced
with concrete. It also has additional timber cribbing located on
concrete footings a short distance from each end. It also has short
road level cut stone and mortar wing walls. The sides are covered
with barn red painted vertical boarding and the portals are covered with
white painted vertical boarding. Open under the eaves for ventilation.
The
floor consists of wide lengthwise planking and it has a sheet metal roof
that
projects beyond the entrances to provide additional weather protection
for the interior.
It was listed on the National
Register of Historic Places on August 3, 1979. (Jun 2009) |
