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Maryland Covered Bridges

Maryland has six remaining historic covered bridges: Jericho (Baltimore & Harford counties, 1865); Gilpin's Falls (Cecil County, 1860); Foxcatcher Farms (Cecil County, 1860); Utica Mills (Frederick County, 1843); Roddy Road (Frederick County, 1856); Loys Station (Frederick County, 1994 reconstruction of 1848 bridge destroyed by arson in 1991).

Jericho Bridge - Baltimore & Harford Counties
Jerusalem Mill Village, part of Gunpowder Falls SP, is most intact historic village in MD, with mill, cooperage, blacksmith shop, & other buildings; site of 18th & 19th century Quaker settlement; mill opened 1772 as Lee's Merchant Mill on N bank of Little Gunpowder Falls (stream name), center of 18th & 19th century Quaker community, operated ~190 years, acquired by state 1961 to be part of Gunpowder Falls SP, now park's visitor center & HQ; Jerusalem Mill Village on National Register of Historic Places 1987 (87001400); short distance downstream, Jericho covered bridge takes Jericho Rd across Little Gunpowder Falls; bridge on National Register of Historic Places 1978 (78001444); village (Harford Co) straddles Jerusalem Rd E of Kingsville (Baltimore Co) & W of Jericho Rd; Jericho covered bridge (both counties) on Jericho Rd short distance downstream from mill on Little Gunpowder Falls; bridge built 1865 after Civil War with Burr arch & multiple-kingpost trusses; major rehabs in 1937 (when queenpost truss was added for more strength) & 1983 (steel reinforcement under bridge deck); single span, 87 ft 10 inches at center, plus 6.5 ft overhang of sloped portal at each end; one of six remaining covered bridges in Maryland
Jericho Bridge - Baltimore & Harford Counties
Jerusalem Mill Village, part of Gunpowder Falls SP, is most intact historic village in MD, with mill, cooperage, blacksmith shop, & other buildings; site of 18th & 19th century Quaker settlement; mill opened 1772 as Lee's Merchant Mill on N bank of Little Gunpowder Falls (stream name), center of 18th & 19th century Quaker community, operated ~190 years, acquired by state 1961 to be part of Gunpowder Falls SP, now park's visitor center & HQ; Jerusalem Mill Village on National Register of Historic Places 1987 (87001400); short distance downstream, Jericho covered bridge takes Jericho Rd across Little Gunpowder Falls; bridge on National Register of Historic Places 1978 (78001444); village (Harford Co) straddles Jerusalem Rd E of Kingsville (Baltimore Co) & W of Jericho Rd; Jericho covered bridge (both counties) on Jericho Rd short distance downstream from mill on Little Gunpowder Falls; bridge built 1865 after Civil War with Burr arch & multiple-kingpost trusses; major rehabs in 1937 (when queenpost truss was added for more strength) & 1983 (steel reinforcement under bridge deck); single span, 87 ft 10 inches at center, plus 6.5 ft overhang of sloped portal at each end; one of six remaining covered bridges in Maryland
Interior, Jericho Bridge - Baltimore & Harford Counties
Jerusalem Mill Village, part of Gunpowder Falls SP, is most intact historic village in MD, with mill, cooperage, blacksmith shop, & other buildings; site of 18th & 19th century Quaker settlement; mill opened 1772 as Lee's Merchant Mill on N bank of Little Gunpowder Falls (stream name), center of 18th & 19th century Quaker community, operated ~190 years, acquired by state 1961 to be part of Gunpowder Falls SP, now park's visitor center & HQ; Jerusalem Mill Village on National Register of Historic Places 1987 (87001400); short distance downstream, Jericho covered bridge takes Jericho Rd across Little Gunpowder Falls; bridge on National Register of Historic Places 1978 (78001444); village (Harford Co) straddles Jerusalem Rd E of Kingsville (Baltimore Co) & W of Jericho Rd; Jericho covered bridge (both counties) on Jericho Rd short distance downstream from mill on Little Gunpowder Falls; bridge built 1865 after Civil War with Burr arch & multiple-kingpost trusses; major rehabs in 1937 (when queenpost truss was added for more strength) & 1983 (steel reinforcement under bridge deck); single span, 87 ft 10 inches at center, plus 6.5 ft overhang of sloped portal at each end; one of six remaining covered bridges in Maryland
Jericho Bridge - Baltimore & Harford Counties
Visited Baltimore area to see John Mikesell, in for NTA conference; stayed in BWI area, took light rail to Inner Harbor for Friday visit, drove around Harford & Cecil counties Saturday, Annapolis & home Sunday; Jerusalem Mill Village, part of Gunpowder Falls SP, is most intact historic village in MD, with mill, cooperage, blacksmith shop, & other buildings; site of 18th & 19th century Quaker settlement; mill opened 1772 as Lee's Merchant Mill on N bank of Little Gunpowder Falls (stream name), center of 18th & 19th century Quaker community, operated ~190 years, acquired by state 1961 to be part of Gunpowder Falls SP, now park's visitor center & HQ; Jerusalem Mill Village on National Register of Historic Places 1987 (87001400); short distance downstream, Jericho covered bridge takes Jericho Rd across Little Gunpowder Falls; bridge on National Register of Historic Places 1978 (78001444); village (Harford Co) straddles Jerusalem Rd E of Kingsville (Baltimore Co) & W of Jericho Rd; Jericho covered bridge (both counties) on Jericho Rd short distance downstream from mill on Little Gunpowder Falls; bridge built 1865 after Civil War with Burr arch & multiple-kingpost trusses; major rehabs in 1937 (when queenpost truss was added for more strength) & 1983 (steel reinforcement under bridge deck); single span, 87 ft 10 inches at center, plus 6.5 ft overhang of sloped portal at each end; one of six remaining covered bridges in Maryland