Jacks Mountain Covered Bridge

The Jacks Mountain Covered Bridge (officially known as the G. Donald McLaughlin Memorial Covered Bridge) is an historic American covered bridge which is located in Hamiltonban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania.

Jacks Mountain Covered Bridge
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Jacks Mountain Covered Bridge is located in Pennsylvania
Jacks Mountain Covered Bridge
Jacks Mountain Covered Bridge is located in the United States
Jacks Mountain Covered Bridge
LocationSouthwest of Fairfield on Legislative Route 01053, near Iron Springs, Hamiltonban Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates39°46′1″N 77°23′13″W / 39.76694°N 77.38694°W / 39.76694; -77.38694
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]

History and architectural features

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Built in 1890, this historic structure 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 seventeen covered bridges in Adams, Cumberland, and Perry Counties.[2]

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

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References

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  1. ^ a b c "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2011-12-15. 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.