Jericho Covered Bridge Explained

Jericho Covered Bridge
Location:	Jericho Road over Little Gunpowder Falls, Jerusalem and Kingsville, Maryland
Coordinates:	39.4594°N -76.3878°W
Built:	1865
Architect:	Forsyth, Thomas F.
Architecture:	Burr Arch Through Truss
Added:	September 13, 1978
Area:	less than one acre
Refnum:	78001444

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 long and wide and is open to traffic.^{[1] [2]}

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

External links

• Jericho Covered Bridge in Baltimore County and Harford County Maryland
• , including photo in 1983, at Maryland Historical Trust

Notes and References

1. Web site: National Register of Historic Places Registration: Jericho Covered Bridge. July 1977. 2016-01-01 . John W. McGrain . Maryland Historical Trust.
2. Web site: The Jericho Covered Bridge in Harford/Baltimore Counties, Maryland. 2008-10-03. Historic Covered Bridges in Maryland. Maryland State Highway Administration.