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.[2][3]
Jericho Covered Bridge | |
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 |
Area | less than one acre |
Built | 1865 |
Architect | Forsyth, Thomas F. |
Architectural style | Burr Arch Through Truss |
NRHP reference No. | 78001444[1] |
Added to NRHP | September 13, 1978 |
The Jericho Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.[1]
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 were made to the original bridge in 1937 and 1982. The bridge also underwent renovations during the summer of 2015.