Book's Covered Bridge
Appearance
Book's Covered Bridge | |
Location | Southwest of Blain on Legislative Route 50004, Jackson Township, Pennsylvania |
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Coordinates | 40°19′28″N 77°31′29″W / 40.32444°N 77.52472°W |
Area | 0.1 acres (0.040 ha) |
Built | 1884 |
Architectural style | Burr |
MPS | Covered Bridges of Adams, Cumberland, and Perry Counties TR |
NRHP reference No. | 80003592[1] |
Added to NRHP | August 25, 1980 |
The Book's Covered Bridge, also known as Kaufman Covered Bridge, is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Jackson Township near Blain in Perry County, Pennsylvania. It is a 70-foot-long (21 m) Burr Truss bridge, constructed in 1884. It crosses Shermans Creek.[2]
It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
- ^ Susan M. Zacher (March 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory — Nomination Form: Book's Covered Bridge" (PDF). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved November 20, 2011.
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Categories:
- Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Covered bridges in Perry County, Pennsylvania
- Bridges completed in 1884
- Wooden bridges in Pennsylvania
- Bridges in Perry County, Pennsylvania
- Tourist attractions in Perry County, Pennsylvania
- National Register of Historic Places in Perry County, Pennsylvania
- Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania
- Burr Truss bridges in the United States
- 1884 establishments in Pennsylvania
- Pennsylvania Registered Historic Place stubs
- Pennsylvania bridge (structure) stubs