About
The Kintersburg Covered Bridge crosses Crooked Creek at Kintersburg in Rayne Township, Indiana County, about a mile and a half off Route 119 near Home. It is a Howe truss bridge built in 1877. Wikipedia and Uncovering PA give its length as 62 ft, while the Indiana County Parks brochure and coveredbridges.net give 68 ft. It is closed to vehicles.
History
J.S. Fleming, a Civil War veteran wounded at the Battle of Cedar Creek, built the bridge in September 1877 for $893. Isaac Kinter, a local shopkeeper, named it for his father, John Kinter, a Revolutionary War veteran. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places on August 3, 1979, as part of the Covered Bridges of Indiana County group. When the Uncovering PA author visited in spring 2017, the supports were in serious need of repair.
Design
The Howe truss combines timber diagonals with vertical iron rods, and it is rare among Pennsylvania covered bridges. Kintersburg is the only Howe truss covered bridge in Indiana County and one of five in the state, with McConnells Mill (Lawrence County), Means Ford (Bucks County), St. Mary's (Huntingdon County) and Thomas Mill (Philadelphia County).
Visiting
The bridge is the easternmost of Indiana County's four covered bridges. Uncovering PA notes pull-off space between the bridge and a nearby power substation.
Sources: Kintersburg Covered Bridge (Wikipedia), Covered Bridges of Indiana County (Uncovering PA), Covered Bridges brochure (Indiana County Parks and Trails)
Photo: Mvincec, public domain, via Wikimedia Commons.
Location
Rayne Township, Indiana County, PASimilar Bridges in category
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