Jericho covered bridge

Jericho Covered Bridge, Joppatowne, is the last remaining covered bridge in Harford County , Maryland. The convert|100|ft|m|sing=on long bridge is supported by a timber beam Burr arch and clad in cedar boards. It was built in 1865 and restored in 1982. [citation
url=http://www.sha.state.md.us/KeepingCurrent/maintainRoadsBridges/bridges/oppe/bridgebook/bridge_book.asp
last1=Legler
first1=Dixie
last2=Highsmith
first2=Carol
date=2002
title=Historic Bridges of Maryland
pages=72
location=Crownsville, Md.
publisher=Maryland Historic Trust
isbn=1-878399-80-2] Local legends say that several lynchings occurred at this bridge during and after the Civil War, in which the victims were hung from the upper rafters, sometimes many at a time. This has given rise to a number of urban legends and local superstitions relating to the bridge.

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