Cumberland Township near Gettysburg in Adams County, Pennsylvania — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)
John Eisenhower Bridge
Year built 1886
Damaged by flood June, 1996
Reconstructed 1998
Erected by Adams County Board of Commissioners.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Bridges & Viaducts. A significant historical month for this entry is June 1996.
Location. 39° 47.911′ N, 77° 16.111′ W. Marker is near Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, in Adams County. It is in Cumberland Township. It is on Red Rock Road 0.2 miles south of Pumping Station Road, on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Gettysburg PA 17325, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Regionally, this marker is in South-Central Pennsylvania. It is also in the American Northeast, in the Mid-Atlantic, in Appalachia, and specifically in Northern Appalachia. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Confederacy and also one of the original Thirteen Colonies.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Civil War Hospital (approx. 0.3 miles away); President Eisenhowers Gettysburg Farm (approx. 0.4 miles away); Historic Sachs Covered Bridge (approx. 0.4 miles away); Dwight D. Eisenhower Farmstead (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Helicopter Landing Pad (approx. 0.4 miles away); Sachs Covered Bridge (approx. 0.4 miles away); Welcome to Eisenhower National Historic Site (approx. 0.4 miles away); The Guest House (approx. 0.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Gettysburg.
Another marker is no longer nearby. " the most historic covered bridge in Pennyslvania " (was approx. 0.4
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