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
LocationSouthwest of Fairfield on Legislative Route 01053, near Iron Springs, Hamiltonban Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°46′1″N 77°23′13″W
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
ArchitectJoseph Smith
Architectural styleBurr truss
MPSCovered Bridges of Adams, Cumberland, and Perry Counties TR
NRHP reference No.80003397[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 25, 1980

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

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