Jericho Bridge Restoration Named Project of the Year by Maryland Engineers Association

BALTIMORE COUNTY, MD -- The engineers who helped bring the Jericho Road covered bridge back to life were honored recently for their work.

The restoration project was named the state's “Mid-size Project of the Year” by the County Engineers Association of Maryland.

The bridge was built in 1865 and is one of the last covered bridges in Maryland.

As its roof and sides were giving way and the beams and trusses were aging, the National Historic Bridge Preservation Program provided a grant to facilitate the $1.7 million restoration project. Baltimore and Harford counties each contributed 10 percent of the total cost as well.

Baltimore County Public Works structural engineer Keith Duerling, construction engineer Charles Ingram and inspectors Richard Liddick and Michael Egliskis received the award from the county engineers association for the two years they worked to revitalize the bridge, which spans the Little Gunpowder Falls.

With help from New England carpenters, the team of Duerling, Ingram, Liddick and Egliskis brought the bridge back to life. The Jericho Bridge reopened in April with a celebration attended by the Friends of Jerusalem Mill, Harford and Baltimore county officials and a horse and buggy.

Photo courtesy of Baltimore County Government.