Ramp Covered Bridge
Why it's listed
Near Newburg in Hopewell Township, the Ramp Covered Bridge crosses Conodoguinet Creek and was built in 1870. It is a Burr truss structure about 150 feet long and 14.8 feet wide, with vertical plank siding on its sidewalls, horizontal siding in its portals, a gable roof, and cut stone abutments. The bridge is owned by Cumberland County and carries a three-ton load limit. Of the three covered bridges remaining in Cumberland County, it is regarded as the one that has best kept its original fabric. The Thompson Bridge is in very poor condition, and the Bowmansdale Bridge has been moved and largely rebuilt. Its significance rests on this comparatively intact survival of a nineteenth-century covered bridge type in the county, and its listing is part of a thematic group of covered bridges in Adams, Cumberland and Perry counties.
Significance in brief: The nomination treats the bridge as one of three remaining covered bridges in Cumberland County and says it retains the most integrity of the three. It has vertical plank siding on the sidewalls, horizontal siding in the portals, a gable roof, and cut stone abutments. The other two surviving examples are described as in very poor condition or moved and completely reconstructed.
Machine-generated summary. This summary was generated by a language model from the official nomination document and has not been reviewed line by line by an editor. It may contain errors. Check the source document before relying on any detail. Source: nomination document (PDF) · National Archives catalog entry. NRHP reference 80003480, listed August 25, 1980. Summary generated October 2026 (model claude-haiku-5-5, prompt v1.1-2026-10-29, confidence medium).
Key facts
| Address | E of Newburg on T 374, Hopewell Township, Newburg |
|---|---|
| County | Cumberland County |
| Listed | August 25, 1980 |
| Reference number | 80003480 |
| Resource type | Structure |
| Architectural style | Burr truss |
| Areas of significance | Transportation |
| Level of significance | State |
| Status (as stated in the nomination) | Condition recorded as good. |
| Acreage | 0.1 |
| Coordinates | 40.13631, -77.52351 (NPS GIS) |
What listing means for this property
For a publicly owned building or structure, listing mainly matters when federal funds, permits or licences are involved: projects then go through Section 106 review so effects on the property are considered. Listing also strengthens applications for preservation grants and, for leased income-producing uses, can enable the federal rehabilitation tax credit.
General information, not legal or tax advice. Rules change; confirm with your State Historic Preservation Office or a qualified adviser.
Sources and further reading
- National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places database (snapshot May 2026), reference 80003480.
- Nomination form (PDF, National Archives) — catalog entry
- Wikipedia article (used for cross-checking only; text not reproduced here)
- Wikidata Q7289985
- This listing as JSON
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