Gilpin's Falls Covered Bridge

Spanning 119' across the North East Creek, Gilpin's Falls Covered Bridge was built in 1860, by Joseph George Johnson, for $2000. The bridge survived all of the flooding, in northeastern Maryland, in the mid to late 1800s. 

Gilpin's Falls Covered Bridge was bypassed in 1936, by a new bridge on State Route 272. 

The roof collapsed from heavy snow in 1958 which lead the State Roads Commission to rehabilitate the bridge in 1959, for $11,000. The State of Maryland turned ownership of the bridge over to Cecil County in 1989, they also provided $50,000 for additional repairs.

The burr arch truss bridge was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 2008.

As part of a National Historic Covered Bridge Preservation program the Federal Highway Administration granted a large sum to rebuild Gilpin’s Falls Bridge. Finally, receiving it's full restoration back to original authenticity during 2009-2010.

The bridge received a fresh coat of paint in 2015, for the sum of $60,000.

Bay View, Cecil County, Maryland

Longest surviving covered bridge in Maryland

1 of 2 Covered Bridges left in Cecil County.