Book's Covered Bridge

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Book's Covered Bridge
Books Bridge 1.JPG
Books Bridge, October 2010
Book's Covered Bridge is located in Pennsylvania
Book's Covered Bridge
LocationSouthwest of Blain on Legislative Route 50004, Jackson Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°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
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1884
Architectural styleBurr
MPSCovered Bridges of Adams, Cumberland, and Perry Counties TR
NRHP reference No.80003592[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 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. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. March 13, 2009.
  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. {{cite web}}: Check date values in: |date= (help)


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