Trusal Covered Bridge Marker
Bald Eagle at Trusal Covered Bridge
Photographed December 3, 2021.
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.
