WayfarrowThomas Covered Bridge
Covered bridge · Indiana County, Pennsylvania
Thomas Covered Bridge is a covered bridge in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, described in its record as bridge in Pennsylvania, US. Pennsylvania has 231 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow, 4 of them in Indiana County.
It crosses Crooked Creek; it is about 75 feet long (47th longest of 83 measured in Pennsylvania).
Status check, 2026-11: Amos Thomas built the original Town lattice bridge over Crooked Creek in 1879 and it was completely rebuilt in 1998, so the year depends on which date you count; it's the longest covered bridge in Indiana County and the only one still open to cars. Thomas Covered Bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. It stands at 40.6639° N, 79.2369° W.
Key facts
| Crosses | Crooked Creek |
|---|---|
| Length | 75 ft |
| Heritage designation | National Register of Historic Places listed place |
| National Register | Listed |
| Coordinates | 40.66389, -79.23694 |
Nearby places
- Trusal Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Indiana County · 5.3 mi
- Harmon's Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Indiana County · 8.8 mi
- Kintersburg Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Indiana County · 8.8 mi
- Tunnelvilleghost town · Armstrong County · 14.3 mi
- Livermoreghost town · Westmoreland County · 14.9 mi
- Cokevilleghost town · Westmoreland County · 17 mi
- Wehrumghost town · Indiana County · 20.2 mi
- Centervilleghost town · Indiana County · 20.8 mi
- Robindaleghost town · Indiana County · 21 mi
- Beulaghost town · Cambria County · 27.6 mi
- McGees Mills Covered Bridgecovered bridge · Clearfield County · 28.9 mi
- Shaffer's Bridgecovered bridge · Somerset County · 30.1 mi
Questions
Where is Thomas Covered Bridge?
Thomas Covered Bridge is in Indiana County, Pennsylvania, at 40.6639, -79.2369.
How many covered bridges are in Indiana County?
Indiana County, Pennsylvania has 4 covered bridges on record at Wayfarrow.
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