Kintersburg Covered Bridge
Why it's listed
Built in 1877 across Crooked Creek in Rayne Township, Indiana County, Pennsylvania, the Kintersburg Covered Bridge is a wooden structure with a Howe truss and a span of 62 feet between end posts. It is one of four surviving covered bridges in the county, down from six, and the only one of the four built with a Howe truss rather than a Town truss. Its exterior has vertical siding, a gable roof and an open band of windows at the roof line, and its floor is laid with longitudinal boards. The county owns the bridge and keeps it in good condition. The bridge is significant as one of the last intact examples of 19th-century wood truss bridge construction in western Pennsylvania, and the nomination treats the four surviving bridges together as a group that documents that technology.
Significance in brief: The nomination is a thematic listing of the four remaining covered bridges in Indiana County, which it presents as important examples of 19th-century wood truss bridge technology. The Kintersburg Bridge is the only one of the four built with a Howe truss, and its 62-foot span is the longest of the group.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 79002241, listed August 3, 1979. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | S of Kintersburg, Kintersburg |
|---|---|
| County | Indiana County |
| Listed | August 3, 1979 |
| Reference number | 79002241 |
| Resource type | Structure |
| Areas of significance | Engineering, Transportation |
| Level of significance | Local |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | The county owns the bridge and maintains it well; the form marks its condition as good. |
| Acreage | 0.1 |
| Coordinates | 40.71354, -79.08119 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 79002241.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q6414348
- This listing as JSON
Last updated October 2026. Found an error? See the editorial policy for how to report it.