Trusal Bridge

Bat Box at Trusal Bridge

Sunlight in the Bridge

Since 1870, on late sunny afternoons, the sunshine has streamed into the interior of the Trusal Covered Bridge. Trusal is the oldest and smallest of Indiana County's covered bridges.

Before the Bridge was Painted

Around 1965 the county's four remaining covered bridges were painted red. Until then they had been left unpainted.

A New Roof for the Trusal Covered Bridge

In April 2016 a new roof was installed on the Trusal Covered Bridge, Indiana County's oldest covered bridge.

Covered Bridge Resident

Yes, you may find a black snake at our covered bridges from time to time. This one was basking in a sunny spot inside the Trusal Bridge one day. Black Rat Snakes are completely harmless and feed on mice and other rodents. This one's descendants have probably lived in and around the Trusal Bridge since it was constructed in 1870.

South Branch of Plum Creek

Although known today as Plum Creek, early maps called the stream Plumb Creek, as in straight or plumb.

Trunnels

Wooden pegs that connect the trusses of covered bridges are known as trunnels.