Jacks Mountain Covered Bridge
The Jacks Mountain Covered Bridge (officially known as the G. Donald McLaughlin Memorial Covered Bridge) is a historic covered bridge in Hamiltonban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1890, and is a 75-foot-long (23 m), Burr truss bridge with narrow horizontal siding and a tin covered gable roof. The bridge crosses Tom's Creek. It is one of 17 covered bridges in Adams, Cumberland, and Perry Counties.[2]
Jacks Mountain Covered Bridge | |
Interior | |
Location | Southwest of Fairfield on Legislative Route 01053, near Iron Springs, Hamiltonban Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 39°46′1″N 77°23′13″W |
Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
Architect | Joseph Smith |
Architectural style | Burr truss |
MPS | Covered Bridges of Adams, Cumberland, and Perry Counties TR |
NRHP reference No. | 80003397[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 25, 1980 |
It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
- View from the north
References
- "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
- "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania" (Searchable database). CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Covered Bridges of Adams, Cumberland, and Perry Counties Thematic Resources (Jacks Mountain Covered Bridge)" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2011.
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