Book's Covered Bridge

Book's Covered Bridge

Books Bridge, October 2010
Location Southwest of Blain on Legislative Route 50004, Jackson Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates 40°19′28″N 77°31′29″W / 40.32444°N 77.52472°W / 40.32444; -77.52472Coordinates: 40°19′28″N 77°31′29″W / 40.32444°N 77.52472°W / 40.32444; -77.52472
Area 0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built 1884
Architectural style Burr
MPS Covered Bridges of Adams, Cumberland, and Perry Counties TR
NRHP Reference # 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 Sherman Creek.[2]

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 National Park Service (2009-03-13). "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service.
  2. Susan M. Zacher (ca. March 1980). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Book's Covered Bridge" (PDF). Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission. Retrieved 2011-11-20. Check date values in: |date= (help)


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