The Jacks Mountain Covered Bridge (officially known as the G. Donald McLaughlin Memorial Covered Bridge) is an historic American

covered bridge A covered bridge is a timber-truss bridge with a roof, decking, and siding, which in most covered bridges create an almost complete enclosure. The purpose of the covering is to protect the wooden structural members from the weather. Uncovered woo ...

which is located in Hamiltonban Township,

Adams County, Pennsylvania Adams County is a County (United States), county in the Commonwealth (U.S. state), Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. As of the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the population was 103,852. Its county seat is Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, Gettysbu ...

. It was added to the

National Register of Historic Places The National Register of Historic Places (NRHP) is the Federal government of the United States, United States federal government's official United States National Register of Historic Places listings, list of sites, buildings, structures, Hist ...

in 1980.

History and architectural features

Built in 1890, this historic structure is a ,

Burr truss The Burr Arch Truss—or, simply, Burr Truss or Burr Arch—is a combination of an arch and a ''multiple kingpost'' truss design. It was invented in 1804 by Theodore Burr, patented on April 3, 1817, and used in bridges, usually covered bridges ...

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. ''Note:'' This includes It was added to the

in 1980.

Gallery

Jacks Mtn Covered Bridge AdamsCo PA.JPG, View from the north

References

{{NRHP bridges Covered bridges in Adams County, Pennsylvania Covered bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Bridges completed in 1890 Bridges in Adams County, Pennsylvania National Register of Historic Places in Adams County, Pennsylvania Road bridges on the National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania Wooden bridges in Pennsylvania Burr Truss bridges in the United States 1890 establishments in Pennsylvania