| Jericho Covered Bridge | |
| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
 Jericho Covered Bridge, December 2009 | |
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| Location | Jericho Road over Little Gunpowder Falls, Jerusalem and Kingsville, Maryland |
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| Coordinates | 39°27′34″N 76°23′16″W / 39.45944°N 76.38778°W / 39.45944; -76.38778 |
| Area | less than one acre |
| Built | 1865 |
| Architect | Forsyth, Thomas F. |
| Architectural style | Burr Arch Through Truss |
| NRHP reference No. | 78001444 |
| 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. This bridge is 88 feet (27 m) long and 14.7 feet (4.5 m) wide and is open to traffic.
The Jericho Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
There are also rumors the bridge is 'haunted' by the ghosts of civil war soldiers. The bridge is believed to be a site where former Civil War soldiers committed suicide.
Renovations
Renovations were made to the original bridge in 1937 and 1982. The bridge also underwent renovations during the summer of 2015.
See also
- List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Maryland
- List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland
References
- ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- John W. McGrain (July 1977). "National Register of Historic Places Registration: Jericho Covered Bridge" (PDF). Maryland Historical Trust. Retrieved 2016-01-01.
- "The Jericho Covered Bridge in Harford/Baltimore Counties, Maryland". Historic Covered Bridges in Maryland. Maryland State Highway Administration. 2008-10-03.
External links
- Jericho Covered Bridge in Baltimore County and Harford County Maryland
- Jericho Covered Bridge, Baltimore and Harford Counties, including photo in 1983, at Maryland Historical Trust
- Historic American Buildings Survey (HABS) No. MD-12, "Covered Bridge, Jericho Road spanning Little Gunpowder Falls, Jerusalem, Baltimore County, MD", 2 photos, 3 measured drawings, 2 data pages
- Historic American Engineering Record (HAER) No. MD-187, "Jericho Road Covered Bridge, Jericho Road spanning Little Gunpowder Falls, Jerusalem, Baltimore County, MD", 34 photos, 12 data pages, 3 photo caption pages
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