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″N79°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]
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 bridge in Indiana County. It was erected by members of the Martindale family of Presque Island Peninsula, who were also credited with constructing the famous Presque Island Lighthouse in Erie, Pennsylvania. [2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979. [1]
The National Register of Historic Places in the United States is a register including buildings, sites, structures, districts, and objects. The Register automatically includes all National Historic Landmarks as well as all historic areas administered by the U.S. National Park Service. Since its introduction in 1966, more than 90,000 separate listings have been added to the register.
This is a list of properties and districts in Indiana that are listed on the National Register of Historic Places. There are over 1,900 in total. Of these, 39 are National Historic Landmarks. Each of Indiana's 92 counties has at least two listings.
This is a list of properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania. As of 2015, there are over 3,000 listed sites in Pennsylvania. All 67 counties in Pennsylvania have listings on the National Register.
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