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]
Book's Covered Bridge | |
 Books Bridge, October 2010 | |
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| 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 |
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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