Jacks Mountain Covered Bridge - U.S. National Register of Historic Places on Waymarking.com

Jacks Mountain Covered Bridge is Burr Arch Truss constructed, built in 1890 by Joseph Smith. The bridge is a one span bridge, 75 feet 2 inches in length by 15 feet 6 inches in width.

This bridge is listed on the National Register of Historic Places as "Jacks Mountain Bridge," but its name was officially changed to the "G. Donald McLaughlin Memorial Bridge," in 1998 in memory of the gentleman who spearheaded the bridge restoration campaign.

Jack's Mountain Bridge is the only covered bridge in Adams County that is open to vehicular traffic, and the only bridgr in Pennsylvania that uses traffic lights to control the flow of traffic across the one lane structure.

The bridge is owned by the state of Pennsylvania.

Structure # 80003397

Street address: Jack's Mountain Road Fairfield, Pa. USA 17320 County / Borough / Parish: Hamiltonban Township, Adams County Year listed: 1980 Historic (Areas of) Significance: Event Periods of significance: 1875 - 1899 Historic function: Transportation, road related Current function: Transportation, road related Privately owned?: no Primary Web Site: [Web Link] Season start / Season finish: Not listed Hours of operation: Not listed Secondary Website 1: Not listed Secondary Website 2: Not listed National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed

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