The Ramp Covered Bridge is a historic wooden covered bridge located at Hopewell Township in Cumberland County, Pennsylvania. It is a 130-foot-long (40 m), Burr Truss arch bridge constructed in 1870. It crosses the Conodoguinet Creek. It is one of 17 historic covered bridges in Adams, Cumberland, and Perry Counties.[2]

Ramp Covered Bridge
Ramp Covered Bridge is located in Pennsylvania
Ramp Covered Bridge
Ramp Covered Bridge is located in the United States
Ramp Covered Bridge
LocationEast of Newburg on Township 374, Hopewell Township, Pennsylvania
Coordinates40°8′10″N 77°31′26″W / 40.13611°N 77.52389°W / 40.13611; -77.52389
Area0.1 acres (0.040 ha)
Built1870
Architectural styleBurr Arch Truss
MPSCovered Bridges of Adams, Cumberland, and Perry Counties TR
NRHP reference No.80003480[1]
Added to NRHPAugust 25, 1980

It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.[1]

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  1. ^ a b "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
  2. ^ "National Historic Landmarks & National Register of Historic Places in Pennsylvania". CRGIS: Cultural Resources Geographic Information System. Archived from the original (Searchable database) on July 21, 2007. Retrieved January 21, 2012. Note: This includes Susan M. Zacher (n.d.). "National Register of Historic Places Inventory Nomination Form: Ramp Covered Bridge" (PDF). Retrieved January 21, 2012.