The 1889 Jacksons Mill Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located in East Providence Township in Bedford County, Pennsylvania. This 91-foot-long (28 m), 15-foot-wide Burr truss bridge that crosses Brush Creek is one of 15 historic covered bridges in Bedford County. 

Named after M.J. Jackson, owner of the nearby grist and sawmill, this bridge sits 300 yards downstream of its original location since the 1889 flood. This bridge with a shallow gable roof and high exterior sides has wood siding extending up to about 3 feet below the roof line, exposing the upper one-fifth of the arch truss. The bridge also contains a king post approach span on the north end of the bridge. Originally, the bridge rested on stone piers and abutments; however, it was substantially reconstructed in 1992, and concrete piers with stone facing were added.

Jackson's Mill Bridge was built by brothers-in-law Adam Karns Bottenfield and Jacob Pee for $1284 in 1875. During the Johnstown flood of May 31, 1889, the bridge was dislodged and washed about 300 yards downstream towards M. J. Jackson's grist and sawmill. The bridge was repaired and set in place at its present site, adjacent to Jackson's Mill, for $675. The short kingpost truss "grasshopper" or approach span was added at the new site to reach the north end of the bridge. In August 1991, the bridge was leaning severely, and the grasshopper span was also in need of repair. The bridge was closed to traffic around 1986.

In 1991, plans were developed for a pilot project to restore the bridge using funds allocated from the state's liquid fuel tax. The bridge was rehabilitated in the spring of 1992 with new steel girders supporting the new wood members installed to replace the deteriorated ones. New concrete piers were faced with stone from the original piers. A steel arch encased in wood was placed at each approach to prevent oversized vehicles from damaging the bridge and was reopened to traffic on November 17, 1992. The Jackson's Mill Bridge was the first of Bedford County's fourteen covered bridges to be reconstructed. Others were scheduled for similar state-funded projects.

Jackson's Mill Bridge was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.

Located at:  N39 58.275   W78 16.309      -      WGCB #38-05-25

Photographed in June of 2025

Photos by Millard Farmer