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Jacks Mountain Covered Bridge
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
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Location	Southwest of Fairfield on Legislative Route 01053, near Iron Springs, Hamiltonban Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates	39°46′1″N 77°23′13″W / 39.76694°N 77.38694°W / 39.76694; -77.38694
Area	0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Architect	Joseph Smith
Architectural style	Burr truss
MPS	Covered Bridges of Adams, Cumberland, and Perry Counties TR
NRHP reference No.	80003397
Added to NRHP	August 25, 1980

The Jacks Mountain Covered Bridge (officially known as the G. Donald McLaughlin Memorial Covered Bridge) is an historic American covered bridge which is located in Hamiltonban Township, Adams County, Pennsylvania.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

History and architectural features

Built in 1890, this historic structure is a 75-foot-long (23 m), Burr truss bridge with narrow horizontal siding and a tin covered gable roof. The bridge crosses Tom's Creek. It is one of seventeen covered bridges in Adams, Cumberland, and Perry Counties.

It was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Gallery

• View from the north

References

1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on 2007-07-21. Retrieved 2011-12-15. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Covered Bridges of Adams, Cumberland, and Perry Counties Thematic Resources (Jacks Mountain Covered Bridge)" (PDF). Retrieved December 8, 2011.

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