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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
Gilpin's Falls Bridge - Cecil County
Gilpin's Falls covered bridge, 1860 single span of 100 ft (119.75 ft total length) over Northeast Creek; Burr arch plus multiple-kingpost trusses; only 3.33 ft above water, but withstood many floods that washed out other wooden & also iron bridges in area; bypassed by SR 272, 1936; roof collapsed by snow, 1958, repaired 1959; vandalized 2 times 1971, repaired; state gave bridge to Cecil County 1989, with $50,000 for repairs; bridge then allowed to deteriorate, but local efforts kept bridge in place, & major ($1.4 million) restoration 2009-10 made with funds from federal government, MD State Highway Admin, MD Historic Trust, & other sources; restored bridge said to be true to original; National Register of Historic Places 2008 (08001125)

Interior, Utica Mills Bridge - Frederick County
Utica Mills covered bridge started as 1 of 2 spans of Devilbiss bridge over Monocacy Creek, not far from current location on Fishing Creek;1889 Johnstown Flood washed away Devilbiss bridge (built 1843 or 1850, varies by source); this span was salvaged, taken apart, & rebuilt 1891 as Utica Mills bridge; has been renovated a few times, with center pier added & steel beams placed in floor 1934; more substantial beams placed in floor as part of 1996-97 renovation; damaged by truck 2006, repaired same year; at some point, arch was added to multiple-kingpost truss; someone's Flickr photo shows bridge being painted July 2015; National Register of Historic Places, 1978 (78003174); bear R off US 15 N of Frederick onto Old Frederick Rd, go ~1.5 mi to Utica Rd, bridge is short distance W of intersection