SW of Gettysburg on T 326, Cumberland/Freedom Townships, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. County/parish: Adams.
Added to the National Register of Historic Places August 25, 1980. NRIS 80003395.
Part of Covered Bridges of Adams, Cumberland, and Perry Counties TR (NRIS 64000707).
Also known as:
The Sachs Covered Bridge , also known as Sauck's Covered Bridge and Waterworks Covered Bridge, is a 100-foot (30 m), Town truss covered bridge over Marsh Creek between Cumberland and Freedom Townships, Adams County in the U.S. state of Pennsylvania. The bridge was also known as the Sauches Covered Bridge at the time of the Battle of Gettysburg. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1980.
During the American Civil War, both the Union and Confederate Armies used the bridge in the Battle of Gettysburg and its aftermath. It is reportedly known to be severely haunted as a result.
(read more...)National Park Service documentation: https://catalog.archives.gov/id/71992112