Jericho Covered Bridge

Jericho Covered Bridge
Jericho Covered Bridge, December 2009
Nearest city: Jerusalem and Kingsville, Maryland
Area: less than one acre
Built: 1865
Architect: Forsyth, Thomas F.
Architectural style: Burr Arch Through Truss
Governing body: Local
NRHP Reference#: 78001444[1]
Added to NRHP: September 13, 1978

The Jericho Covered Bridge is a Burr arch through truss wooden covered bridge near Jerusalem, Harford County and Kingsville, Baltimore County, in Maryland, United States and near historic Jerusalem Mill Village. The bridge was constructed in 1865 across the Little Gunpowder Falls. Renovations were made to the original bridge in 1937 and 1982. This bridge is 88 feet long and 14.7 feet wide and is open to traffic.[2][3]

The Jericho Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]

There are also rumours the bridge is 'haunted' by the ghosts of civil war soldiers.

References

  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2009-03-13. http://nrhp.focus.nps.gov/natreg/docs/All_Data.html. 
  2. ^ "Maryland Historical Trust". National Register of Historic Places: Jericho Covered Bridge. Maryland Historical Trust. 2008-10-05. http://www.mht.maryland.gov/nr/NRDetail.aspx?HDID=495&COUNTY=Baltimore%20County&FROM=NRCountyList.aspx?COUNTY=Baltimore%20County. 
  3. ^ "The Jericho Covered Bridge in Harford/Baltimore Counties, Maryland". Historic Covered Bridges in Maryland. Maryland State Highway Admiistration. 2008-10-03. http://www.sha.maryland.gov/Index.aspx?PageId=223. 

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