1865 Jericho Covered Bridge near Jerusalem, Harford County, and Kingsville, Baltimore County, in Maryland, is a Burr arch through truss wooden covered bridge The 88-foot long and 14.7-foot wide bridge spans Little Gunpowder Falls and is still open to traffic.

According to local lore, people driving across the bridge have claimed that their car mysteriously stalled out in the middle of the bridge and saw feet dangling overhead when they looked up. Locals say the hanging ghosts are those of teens from years ago. Allegedly, a young couple was told they couldn't be together so they hung themselves from the rafters to be together forever. Another legend says that Jericho Covered Bridge was used as a place to lynch runaway slaves.

In 2015, the 150-year-old Jericho Covered Bridge underwent a $1.8 million restoration. Contractors lifted the top part of the bridge off of the roadbed using a system of wooden beams and rollers to slide the 90-foot-long structure onto land. Repairs were made to the bridge's arches and trusses while the bridge decking was replaced and the steel support beams underneath were cleaned and repainted. It was then rolled back into place. Most of the funding came from the federal government, which has a grant program for historic covered bridges. Baltimore County and Harford County each contributed 10 percent of the cost as well.

The bridge was built to connect the mill towns of Franklinville and Jerusalem Mill and is one of only a half dozen covered bridges still standing in Maryland. Only three, including Jericho, still handle traffic.

Renovations were also made to the original bridge in 1937 and 1982.

Length of largest span: 86 ft.
Total length: 92.9 ft.
Deck width: 13.1 ft.

Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on September 13, 1978.

Located at:   N39 27.575    W76 23.245     -     WGCB #20-03-02

Photographed in August of 2018