{"nrhp_refnum":"80003414","name":"Jacksons Mill Covered Bridge","other_names":[],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"T 412, East Providence Township","address_restricted":false,"city":"Bedford","county":"Bedford County","state":"PA","lat":39.97114726700005,"lon":-78.27174873199993,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-04-10","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Engineering","Transportation","Architecture"],"significance_levels":["local"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"A covered bridge of Burr truss type over Brush Creek in East Providence Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. The form gives its builder as Karns Rohm and its year as 1889.","why_significant":"The form argues the bridge is eligible as an example of a type of transportation, embodying 19th-century wood building technology once common in Bedford County. It is one of the county's extant covered bridges, listed as part of a multiple property group. The form notes it is similar in style to the Ryot and McDaniels bridges.","narrative":"Jackson's Mill Covered Bridge is a Burr truss wooden bridge that crosses Brush Creek in East Providence Township, Bedford County, Pennsylvania. Karns Rohm is recorded as its builder, and the year 1889 is given for its construction. The bridge spans about 91 feet and has a clearance of 12 feet, with a stated load limit of 3 tons. It is one of the covered bridges in Bedford County that survive from the county's wood-building era. Its construction method is the main reason it was listed, as it represents a form of 19th-century timber engineering that was once widespread in the county. The bridge is documented as being similar in style to the Ryot and McDaniels bridges. The form records its condition as good.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":"Karns Rohm (builder)","architectural_style":"Burr truss","criteria":[],"status_note":"Condition given as good.","vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:33.951229-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/80003414.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003414/c0ffe95b65-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003414/c0ffe95b65-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Jet Lowe","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jackson%27s_Mill_Covered_Bridge_near_Bedford.jpg\" rel=\"noopener\">Jet Lowe</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Jackson%27s_Mill_Covered_Bridge_near_Bedford.jpg"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71992284","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacksons_Mill_Covered_Bridge_(Bedford_County,_Pennsylvania)","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q15229124"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/bedford-county/jacksons-mill-covered-bridge-80003414/"}