The Jericho Covered Bridge is a Burr arch through truss wooden covered bridge near Jerusalem, Harford County and Kingsville, Baltimore County, in Maryland, United States and near historic Jerusalem Mill Village. The bridge was constructed in 1865 across the Little Gunpowder Falls. This bridge is long and wide and is open to traffic.
The Jericho Covered Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1978.
There are also rumors the bridge is 'haunted' by the ghosts of civil war soldiers. The bridge is believed to be a site where former Civil War soldiers committed suicide.
Renovations
Renovations were made to the original bridge in 1937 and 1982. The bridge also underwent renovations during the summer of 2015.
See also
List of bridges documented by the Historic American Engineering Record in Maryland List of bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Maryland