{"nrhp_refnum":"80003592","name":"Book's Covered Bridge","other_names":["Kaufman Covered Bridge"],"category":"structure","location":{"address":"SW of Blain on LR 50004, Jackson Township","address_restricted":false,"city":"Blain","county":"Perry County","state":"PA","lat":40.32455465100003,"lon":-77.52439595399994,"geom_source":"nps_gis"},"listed_date":"1980-08-25","is_nhl":false,"nhl_designated_date":null,"areas_of_significance":["Transportation"],"significance_levels":["state"],"summary":{"what_it_is":"Book's or Kaufman Covered Bridge is a Burr truss covered bridge over Shermans Creek in Jackson Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania, built in 1884. It is owned by PennDOT.","why_significant":"The document places the bridge within a multiple property group of covered bridges in Adams, Cumberland and Perry counties. The text lists its features as a Burr truss, no piers, and a shingle roof, with a 90-foot span and roadway width of 13 feet. The reviewers noted that the boundaries were sufficient and that the effect of strengthening repairs on integrity was addressed before the bridge was accepted as eligible.","narrative":"Book's or Kaufman Covered Bridge is a Burr truss covered bridge over Shermans Creek in Jackson Township, Perry County, Pennsylvania. It was built in 1884 and carries a single road surface about 13 feet wide across a span of roughly 90 feet. The bridge has no piers and is roofed with shingles. Its listing is part of a multiple property group of covered bridges in Adams, Cumberland and Perry counties, which was reviewed as a set. Reviewers accepted the bridge after the state verified that its boundaries were adequate and that the effect of strengthening repairs on its integrity had been addressed. The bridge is owned by PennDOT. The surviving record gives few details on its builder or later history, so the narrative is limited to its construction date, form and physical features as recorded.","period_of_significance":null,"architect_builder":null,"architectural_style":null,"criteria":[],"status_note":null,"vacant_flag":null,"machine_generated":true,"model":"claude-haiku-5-5","prompt_version":"v1.1-2026-10-29","generated_at":"2026-10-29 17:11:33.990644-05","source_pdf":"https://s3.amazonaws.com/NARAprodstorage/lz/electronic-records/rg-079/NPS_PA/80003592.pdf"},"photo":{"url_800":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003592/cd35558315-800.webp","url_1600":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/media/80003592/cd35558315-1600.webp","licence":"Public domain","author":"Smallbones","credit_html":"<a href=\"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Books_Bridge_1.JPG\" rel=\"noopener\">Smallbones</a>, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons","source_page":"https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Books_Bridge_1.JPG"},"district":null,"sources":{"nps_snapshot_date":"2026-05-22","nara_catalog":"https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71993442","wikipedia":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Book%27s_Covered_Bridge","wikidata":"https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q4942907"},"indexable":true,"url":"https://nationalhistoricalregister.com/pennsylvania/perry-county/books-covered-bridge-80003592/"}